M5 Junction 12 Traffic

🚨 Live at M5 J12 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M5 J12 right now.

Planned closures at M5 J12

🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov

M5 northbound Jct 12 exit slip road closed

↑ NorthboundPart closure

Diversion: Diversion via M5 northbound exit Jct 11a, turn and re-join M5 southbound, exit Jct 12. Alternatively exit at M5 Jct 13 and follow A38 northbound to Jct 12.

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

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Is M5 junction 12 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 12 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 12 at 14:08.

Is M5 junction 12 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 12 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M5 closure ›

Is M5 junction 12 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 12 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M5 closure ›

Is there an accident at M5 junction 12 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 12 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 M5 J12 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Gloucester, Stroud, Nailsworth, Cinderford.

📍 Heading to… from M5 J12

Also near this junction

Gloucester Cathedral Attraction · Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Gloucestershire traffic

Cheltenham Racecourse Racecourse · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 12 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Gloucestershire traffic

Westonbirt Arboretum Attraction · Tetbury, Gloucestershire 14 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Gloucestershire 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 M5 at J12

29Collisions

1Fatal

8Serious

39Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 414 of 556 UK junctions on record · 20 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 752 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 M5 itself, within 2 miles of J12. 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 M5 J12 → 20 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J12 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 12?

M5 J12 is at Gloucester & Quedgeley. National Highways signs it as Quedgeley. The nearest town is Gloucester.

Is there an accident at M5 J12?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M5 J12. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 12 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M5 northbound Jct 12 exit slip road closed, from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 12?

Police STATS19 records show 29 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J12, including 1 fatal and 8 serious. Counting every road in the area, 752 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 414 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M5 junction 12?

Within 15 miles of M5 J12: Gloucester Cathedral (attraction, Gloucester), about 4 miles north in a straight line; Cheltenham Racecourse (racecourse, Cheltenham), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line; Westonbirt Arboretum (attraction, Tetbury), about 14 miles south in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J11A
Gloucester & Brockworth J13
Stroud & Stonehouse →

📍 Towns near this junction

Gloucester 3.9 mi Stroud 5.2 mi Nailsworth 8.4 mi Cinderford 9.7 mi

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