M4 Junction 8 Traffic

🚨 Live at M4 J8 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M4 J8 right now.

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Is M4 junction 8 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:16 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M4 junction 8 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M4 junction 8 at 14:16.

Is M4 junction 8 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M4 junction 8 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M4 closure ›

Is M4 junction 8 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M4 junction 8 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: westbound Jct 8/9 entry slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00; and westbound Jct 8/9 exit slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00.

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Is there an accident at M4 junction 8 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M4 junction 8 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 J8 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Maidenhead, Burnham, Marlow, Windsor.

📍 Heading to… from M4 J8

Also near this junction

Cliveden Heritage · Taplow, Buckinghamshire 2.5 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Buckinghamshire traffic

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Theme park · Windsor, Berkshire 5 miles south-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Berkshire traffic

Windsor Castle Heritage · Windsor, Berkshire 5.5 miles south-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Berkshire traffic

Ascot Racecourse Racecourse · Ascot, Berkshire 7.5 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Berkshire traffic

Heathrow Airport Airport · Heathrow, Greater London 11 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Greater London traffic

Thorpe Park Theme park · Chertsey, Surrey 12 miles south-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Surrey 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 M4 at J8

60Collisions

0Fatal

6Serious

78Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 463 of 556 UK junctions on record · 42 of 49 on the M4

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,203 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 M4 itself, within 2 miles of J8. 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 J8 → 42 of 49 junctions on the M4 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M4 J8 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M4 junction 8?

M4 J8 is at Maidenhead & Marlow. National Highways signs it as Maidenhead. The nearest town is Maidenhead.

Is there an accident at M4 J8?

No — as of 14:16 National Highways list nothing at M4 J8. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M4 junction 8 closed?

No closure is listed at M4 J8 as of 14:16.

How many accidents happen at M4 junction 8?

Police STATS19 records show 60 collisions on the M4 within 2 miles of J8, including 0 fatal and 6 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,203 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 463 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M4 junction 8?

Within 15 miles of M4 J8: Cliveden (heritage, Taplow), about 2.5 miles north-east in a straight line; LEGOLAND Windsor Resort (theme park, Windsor), about 5 miles south-east in a straight line; Windsor Castle (heritage, Windsor), about 5.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Ascot Racecourse (racecourse, Ascot), about 7.5 miles south in a straight line; Heathrow Airport (airport, Heathrow), about 11 miles east in a straight line; Thorpe Park (theme park, Chertsey), about 12 miles south-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Maidenhead 0.2 mi Burnham 2.7 mi Marlow 4.2 mi Windsor 5.2 mi

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