M2 Junction 5 Traffic

🚨 Live at M2 J5 right now

Checked 15:15 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M2 J5 right now.

Planned closures at M2 J5

🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M2 westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

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🌙 Planned from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M2 westbound Jct 5 exit slip road closure

← WestboundPart closure

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

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Is M2 junction 5 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:15 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M2 junction 5 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M2 junction 5 at 15:15.

Is M2 junction 5 closed tonight?

No full closures. M2 junction 5 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00; and westbound Jct 5 exit slip road closure, 20:00 to 06:00.

Tonight: every M2 closure ›

Is M2 junction 5 closed this weekend?

Yes. M2 junction 5 has 2 full closures planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 carriageway closure, Sat 20:00 to 06:00; and eastbound Jct 5 to Jct 6 carriageway closure, Sun 20:00 to 06:00. Plus 2 lane or slip road closures.

This weekend: every M2 closure ›

Is there an accident at M2 junction 5 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M2 junction 5 since midnight.

M2 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 M2 J5 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Sittingbourne, Gillingham, Faversham, Chatham.

📍 Heading to… from M2 J5

Also near this junction

Leeds Castle Heritage · Maidstone, Kent 6.5 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Adventure Island Theme park · Southend-on-Sea, Essex 14 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Essex 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 M2 at J5

68Collisions

2Fatal

12Serious

103Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 230 of 556 UK junctions on record · 5 of 7 on the M2

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,380 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 M2 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 M2 J5 → 5 of 7 junctions on the M2 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M2 J5 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M2 junction 5?

M2 J5 is at Sittingbourne & Stockbury. National Highways signs it as Sittingbourne. The nearest town is Sittingbourne.

Is there an accident at M2 J5?

No — as of 15:15 National Highways list nothing at M2 J5. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M2 junction 5 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M2 westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure, from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M2 junction 5?

Police STATS19 records show 68 collisions on the M2 within 2 miles of J5, including 2 fatal and 12 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,380 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 230 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M2 junction 5?

Within 15 miles of M2 J5: Leeds Castle (heritage, Maidstone), about 6.5 miles south-west in a straight line; Adventure Island (theme park, Southend-on-Sea), about 14 miles north in a straight line.

🚨 Live M2 traffic

Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M2, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

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Faversham & Boughton →

📍 Towns near this junction

Sittingbourne 1.6 mi Gillingham 7.7 mi Faversham 8.1 mi Chatham 8.4 mi

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On a motorway? If you can, get onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency area, leave by the left-hand doors and wait behind the barrier. Stuck in a live lane: stay in the car with your seatbelt on and hazard lights on, and call 999.

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