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M1 Junction 45 Traffic

Leeds & Cross Gates · Cross Gates · near Leeds

M1 J45 at 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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🚨 Live at M1 J45 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M1 J45 right now.

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

Is M1 junction 45 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M1 junction 45 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M1 junction 45 at 14:07.

Is M1 junction 45 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 45 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M1 closure ›

Is M1 junction 45 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M1 junction 45 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M1 closure ›

Is there an accident at M1 junction 45 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M1 junction 45 since midnight.

M1 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M1 J45 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Leeds, Castleford, Normanton, Morley.

🎟️ Events near M1 J45 this week

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M1 J45

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M1 at J45

71Collisions
2Fatal
9Serious
114Casualties
54
Around the middle
Ranked 256 of 556 UK junctions on record · 25 of 54 on the M1

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,958 collisions are on record, 26 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M1 itself, within 2 miles of J45. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M1 J45 → 25 of 54 junctions on the M1 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M1 J45 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M1 junction 45?

M1 J45 is at Leeds & Cross Gates. National Highways signs it as Cross Gates. The nearest town is Leeds.

Is there an accident at M1 J45?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M1 J45. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M1 junction 45 closed?

No closure is listed at M1 J45 as of 14:07.

How many accidents happen at M1 junction 45?

Police STATS19 records show 71 collisions on the M1 within 2 miles of J45, including 2 fatal and 9 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,958 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 256 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M1 junction 45?

Within 15 miles of M1 J45: Elland Road (stadium, Leeds), about 4.5 miles west in a straight line; White Rose Shopping Centre (shopping, Beeston, Leeds), about 5 miles west in a straight line; Headingley Stadium (stadium, Leeds), about 6 miles north-west in a straight line; Bramham Park (events venue, Bramham), about 7.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Harewood House (heritage, Harewood), about 9 miles north in a straight line; Leeds Bradford Airport (airport, Yeadon), about 10 miles north-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Leeds 4.2 mi Castleford 5.4 mi Normanton 5.4 mi Morley 6.2 mi

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