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M4 Junction 15 Traffic

Swindon & Marlborough · Swindon East · near Swindon

M4 J15 at 14:17 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure until 06:00 Sat 5 Dec · closure planned from 21:00 tomorrow.

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🚨 Live at M4 J15 right now

Checked 14:17 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M4 J15 right now.
Planned closures at M4 J15
🛑 Closed now until 06:00 Sat 5 Dec
M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed
⇅ Both directionsPart closure
Diversion: Diversion via M5 southbound, exit Jct 16 to turn and return M5 northbound.
🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov
M4 westbound Jct 15 to Jct 16 carriageway closure
← WestboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversion via A419, A4259, A3102.
🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov
M4 westbound Jct 15 entry slip road carriageway closure
← WestboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversion via A419, A4259, A3102.

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

Is M4 junction 15 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:17 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M4 junction 15 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M4 junction 15 at 14:17.

Is M4 junction 15 closed tonight?

No full closures. M4 junction 15 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed, since Sun 11 Oct 22:00, until Sat 5 Dec 06:00; and westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed, since Sun 11 Oct 22:00, until Sat 5 Dec 06:00.

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Is M4 junction 15 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M4 junction 15 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 3 lane or slip road closures are planned: westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed, since Sun 11 Oct 22:00, until Sat 5 Dec 06:00; and westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed, since Sun 11 Oct 22:00, until Sat 5 Dec 06:00 and 1 more.

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Is there an accident at M4 junction 15 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M4 junction 15 since midnight.

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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 M4 J15 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Swindon, Marlborough, Royal Wootton Bassett, Cricklade.

📍 Heading to… from M4 J15

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 M4 at J15

61Collisions
2Fatal
7Serious
93Casualties
47
Around the middle
Ranked 297 of 556 UK junctions on record · 23 of 49 on the M4

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,034 collisions are on record, 9 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 M4 itself, within 2 miles of J15. 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 M4 J15 → 23 of 49 junctions on the M4 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M4 J15 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M4 junction 15?

M4 J15 is at Swindon & Marlborough. National Highways signs it as Swindon East. The nearest town is Swindon.

Is there an accident at M4 J15?

No — as of 14:17 National Highways list nothing at M4 J15. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M4 junction 15 closed?

Partly — M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed, until 06:00 Sat 5 Dec (as of 14:17).

How many accidents happen at M4 junction 15?

Police STATS19 records show 61 collisions on the M4 within 2 miles of J15, including 2 fatal and 7 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,034 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 297 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M4 junction 15?

Within 15 miles of M4 J15: Swindon Designer Outlet (shopping, Swindon), about 4 miles north-west in a straight line; Avebury (heritage, Avebury), about 9 miles south-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Swindon 3.2 mi Marlborough 7.4 mi Royal Wootton Bassett 7.7 mi Cricklade 9.7 mi

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