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M5 Junction 16 Traffic

Filton & Bradley Stoke · Filton · near Chipping Sodbury

M5 J16 at 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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✅Nothing reported at M5 J16 right now.

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

Is M5 junction 16 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 16 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 16 at 14:07.

Is M5 junction 16 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 16 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M5 junction 16 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 16 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 16 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 16 since midnight.

M5 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 M5 J16 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Chipping Sodbury, Keynsham.

📍 Heading to… from M5 J16

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 J16

70Collisions
1Fatal
7Serious
96Casualties
35
Better than most
Ranked 364 of 556 UK junctions on record · 13 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,387 collisions are on record, 16 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 J16. 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 J16 → 13 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J16 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 16?

M5 J16 is at Filton & Bradley Stoke. National Highways signs it as Filton. The nearest town is Chipping Sodbury.

Is there an accident at M5 J16?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M5 J16. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 16 closed?

No closure is listed at M5 J16 as of 14:07.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 16?

Police STATS19 records show 70 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J16, including 1 fatal and 7 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,387 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 364 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M5 junction 16?

Within 15 miles of M5 J16: Cribbs Causeway (The Mall) (shopping, Patchway), about 1.5 miles west in a straight line; Ashton Gate (stadium, Bristol), about 6 miles south in a straight line; Prince of Wales Bridge (M4) (crossing, Severn Beach), about 6.5 miles north-west in a straight line; Bristol Airport (airport, Lulsgate Bottom), about 12 miles south-west in a straight line; Badminton Horse Trials (events venue, Badminton), about 12 miles east in a straight line; Bath (town centre, Bath), about 13 miles south-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Chipping Sodbury 7.6 mi Keynsham 8.2 mi

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