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M5 Junction 18 Traffic

Avonmouth & Portbury · Avonmouth · near Keynsham

🏟️ The junction for Ashton Gate and Bristol Airport

M5 J18 at 13:56 on Tuesday 3 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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🚨 Live at M5 J18 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M5 J18 right now.

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

Is M5 junction 18 closed? Quick answers

Checked 13:56 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 18 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 18 at 13:56.

Is M5 junction 18 closed tonight?

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

Tonight: every M5 closure ›

Is M5 junction 18 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 18 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 18 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 18 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 J18 is

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

🎟️ Events near M5 J18 this week

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M5 J18

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 J18

91Collisions
1Fatal
13Serious
129Casualties
54
Around the middle
Ranked 259 of 556 UK junctions on record · 8 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 707 collisions are on record, 17 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 J18. 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 J18 → 8 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J18 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 18?

M5 J18 is at Avonmouth & Portbury. National Highways signs it as Avonmouth. The nearest town is Keynsham.

Is there an accident at M5 J18?

No — as of 13:56 National Highways list nothing at M5 J18. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 18 closed?

No closure is listed at M5 J18 as of 13:56.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 18?

Police STATS19 records show 91 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J18, including 1 fatal and 13 serious. Counting every road in the area, 707 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 259 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M5 junction 18 the junction for?

M5 J18 is the junction for Ashton Gate (stadium, Bristol), about 5 miles south-east in a straight line - reached from M5 J18; Bristol Airport (airport, Lulsgate Bottom), about 7.5 miles south in a straight line - reached from M5 J18, J22.

What is near M5 junction 18?

Within 15 miles of M5 J18: Cribbs Causeway (The Mall) (shopping, Patchway), about 5 miles north-east in a straight line; Prince of Wales Bridge (M4) (crossing, Severn Beach), about 6 miles north in a straight line; Cheddar Gorge (attraction, Cheddar), about 15 miles south in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Keynsham 10.1 mi

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