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M20 Junction 5 Traffic

Maidstone & Barming · Maidstone West · near Maidstone

M20 J5 at 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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🚨 Live at M20 J5 right now

Checked 14:18 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M20 J5 right now.

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

Is M20 junction 5 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:18 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M20 junction 5 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M20 junction 5 at 14:18.

Is M20 junction 5 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M20 junction 5 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M20 closure ›

Is M20 junction 5 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M20 junction 5 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: eastbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure, Sat 20:00 to 06:00.

This weekend: every M20 closure ›

Is there an accident at M20 junction 5 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M20 junction 5 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 J5 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Maidstone, Larkfield, West Malling, Snodland.

📍 Heading to… from M20 J5

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 J5

122Collisions
1Fatal
10Serious
183Casualties
56
Around the middle
Ranked 247 of 556 UK junctions on record · 10 of 15 on the M20

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,429 collisions are on record, 17 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 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 M20 J5 → 10 of 15 junctions on the M20 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M20 J5 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M20 junction 5?

M20 J5 is at Maidstone & Barming. National Highways signs it as Maidstone West. The nearest town is Maidstone.

Is there an accident at M20 J5?

No — as of 14:18 National Highways list nothing at M20 J5. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M20 junction 5 closed?

No closure is listed at M20 J5 as of 14:18.

How many accidents happen at M20 junction 5?

Police STATS19 records show 122 collisions on the M20 within 2 miles of J5, including 1 fatal and 10 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,429 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 247 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M20 junction 5?

Within 15 miles of M20 J5: Leeds Castle (heritage, Maidstone), about 6.5 miles east in a straight line; Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 11 miles north-west in a straight line; Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 15 miles north-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Maidstone 1.4 mi Larkfield 2.7 mi West Malling 3.8 mi Snodland 4.1 mi

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