M20 Junction 1 Traffic

🚨 Live at M20 J1 right now

Checked 14:18 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M20 J1 right now.

Planned closures at M20 J1

🌙 Planned from 22:00 until 05:30 Wed 4 Nov

M20 Westbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure

← WestboundPart closure

Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and Local Authorities Network

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

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Is M20 junction 1 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M20 junction 1 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M20 junction 1 at 14:18.

Is M20 junction 1 closed tonight?

No full closures. M20 junction 1 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Westbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure, 22:00 to 05:30.

Tonight: every M20 closure ›

Is M20 junction 1 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M20 junction 1 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Westbound Jct 1 to M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 3 link road closure, Fri 23:00 to 06:00.

This weekend: every M20 closure ›

Is there an accident at M20 junction 1 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M20 junction 1 since midnight.

M20 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 M20 J1 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Swanley, Orpington, Dartford, Wrotham.

📍 Heading to… from M20 J1

Also near this junction

Brands Hatch Motorsport · West Kingsdown, Kent 3.5 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Bluewater Shopping Centre Shopping · Greenhithe, Kent 6 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Dartford Crossing Crossing · Dartford, Kent 7 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Kent traffic

Lakeside Shopping Centre Shopping · West Thurrock, Essex 9 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Essex traffic

London City Airport Airport · Silvertown, Greater London 11 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Greater London traffic

The O2 Events venue · Greenwich Peninsula, Greater London 12 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Greater London 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 M20 at J1

37Collisions

1Fatal

3Serious

61Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 454 of 556 UK junctions on record · 15 of 15 on the M20

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,081 collisions are on record, 24 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 M20 itself, within 2 miles of J1. 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 M20 J1 → 15 of 15 junctions on the M20 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M20 J1 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M20 junction 1?

M20 J1 is at Swanley & Farningham. National Highways signs it as Swanley. The nearest town is Swanley.

Is there an accident at M20 J1?

No — as of 14:18 National Highways list nothing at M20 J1. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M20 junction 1 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M20 Westbound Jct 1 exit slip road closure, from 22:00 until 05:30 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M20 junction 1?

Police STATS19 records show 37 collisions on the M20 within 2 miles of J1, including 1 fatal and 3 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,081 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 454 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M20 junction 1?

Within 15 miles of M20 J1: Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 3.5 miles east in a straight line; Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 6 miles north-east in a straight line; Dartford Crossing (crossing, Dartford), about 7 miles north-east in a straight line; Lakeside Shopping Centre (shopping, West Thurrock), about 9 miles north-east in a straight line; London City Airport (airport, Silvertown), about 11 miles north-west in a straight line; The O2 (events venue, Greenwich Peninsula), about 12 miles north-west in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

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📍 Towns near this junction

Swanley 1.7 mi Orpington 3.8 mi Dartford 5.2 mi Wrotham 7 mi

🔢 All M20 junctions

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