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M25 Junction 5 Traffic

Sevenoaks & Chevening · Sevenoaks M26 · near Westerham

M25 J5 at 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure planned from 22:00.

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🚨 Live at M25 J5 right now

Checked 14:08 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M25 J5 right now.
Planned closures at M25 J5
🌙 Planned from 22:00 until 05:30 Wed 4 Nov
M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 12 to M3 Eastbound and Westbound Jct 2 link road closure
⇅ Both directionsPart closure
Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and Local Authorities Network

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

Is M25 junction 5 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M25 junction 5 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M25 junction 5 at 14:08.

Is M25 junction 5 closed tonight?

No full closures. M25 junction 5 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: Anti-clockwise Jct 12 to M3 Eastbound and Westbound Jct 2 link road closure, 22:00 to 05:30; and Clockwise Jct 12 to M3 Westbound Jct 2 link road closure, 22:00 to 05:30.

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Is M25 junction 5 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M25 junction 5 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M25 junction 5 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M25 junction 5 since midnight.

M25 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 M25 J5 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Westerham, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Oxted.

📍 Heading to… from M25 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 M25 at J5

77Collisions
2Fatal
14Serious
117Casualties
65
Around the middle
Ranked 197 of 556 UK junctions on record · 24 of 33 on the M25

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 755 collisions are on record, 11 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 M25 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 M25 J5 → 24 of 33 junctions on the M25 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M25 J5 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M25 junction 5?

M25 J5 is at Sevenoaks & Chevening. National Highways signs it as Sevenoaks M26. The nearest town is Westerham.

Is there an accident at M25 J5?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M25 J5. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M25 junction 5 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 12 to M3 Eastbound and Westbound Jct 2 link road closure, from 22:00 until 05:30 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M25 junction 5?

Police STATS19 records show 77 collisions on the M25 within 2 miles of J5, including 2 fatal and 14 serious. Counting every road in the area, 755 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 197 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M25 junction 5?

Within 15 miles of M25 J5: Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 7.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 11 miles north-east in a straight line; Dartford Crossing (crossing, Dartford), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line; London City Airport (airport, Silvertown), about 14 miles north in a straight line; The O2 (events venue, Greenwich Peninsula), about 14 miles north in a straight line; Blackwall Tunnel (crossing, Greenwich / Poplar), about 14 miles north in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Westerham 3.7 mi Orpington 4.3 mi Sevenoaks 4.3 mi Oxted 6.2 mi

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