M18 Junction 5 Traffic

🚨 Live at M18 J5 right now

Checked 15:17 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M18 J5 right now.

Planned closures at M18 J5

🌙 Planned from 20:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov

M18 northbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

↑ NorthboundPart closure

Diversion: Diversion M18 A630 A614

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

All live M18 traffic →M18 northbound →M18 southbound →M18 roadworks →

Is M18 junction 5 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:17 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M18 junction 5 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M18 junction 5 at 15:17.

Is M18 junction 5 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M18 junction 5 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M18 closure ›

Is M18 junction 5 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M18 junction 5 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 4 lane or slip road closures are planned: southbound Jct 5 to M180 eastbound Ings link road closure, Fri 20:00 to 06:00; and northbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure, Sat 20:00 to 06:00 and 2 more.

This weekend: every M18 closure ›

Is there an accident at M18 junction 5 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M18 junction 5 since midnight.

M18 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 M18 J5 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Thorne, Doncaster, Bawtry, Conisbrough.

📍 Heading to… from M18 J5

Also near this junction

Doncaster Racecourse Racecourse · Doncaster, South Yorkshire 4.5 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions South Yorkshire traffic

Yorkshire Wildlife Park Zoo & wildlife · Branton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 4.5 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions South Yorkshire traffic

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 M18 at J5

24Collisions

0Fatal

5Serious

46Casualties

Among the lowest recorded

Ranked 509 of 556 UK junctions on record · 5 of 7 on the M18

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 797 collisions are on record, 15 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 M18 itself, within 2 miles of J5. 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 M18 J5 → 5 of 7 junctions on the M18 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M18 J5 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M18 junction 5?

M18 J5 is at Doncaster & Thorne. National Highways signs it as Thorne. The nearest town is Thorne.

Is there an accident at M18 J5?

No — as of 15:17 National Highways list nothing at M18 J5. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M18 junction 5 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M18 northbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure, from 20:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M18 junction 5?

Police STATS19 records show 24 collisions on the M18 within 2 miles of J5, including 0 fatal and 5 serious. Counting every road in the area, 797 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 509 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M18 junction 5?

Within 15 miles of M18 J5: Doncaster Racecourse (racecourse, Doncaster), about 4.5 miles south-west in a straight line; Yorkshire Wildlife Park (zoo & wildlife, Branton, Doncaster), about 4.5 miles south in a straight line.

🚨 Live M18 traffic

Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M18, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

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📍 Towns near this junction

Thorne 3.8 mi Doncaster 5.2 mi Bawtry 9.7 mi Conisbrough 10.2 mi

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