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M5 Junction 21 Traffic

Weston-super-Mare & Worle · Weston-super-Mare · near Weston-super-Mare

🏖️ The junction for Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier

M5 J21 at 14:06 on Tuesday 3 November: closure planned from 21:00.

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🚨 Live at M5 J21 right now

Checked 14:06 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M5 J21 right now.
Planned closures at M5 J21
🌙 Planned from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M5 southbound Jct 21 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip (163/8 to 164/1)
↓ SouthboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversion via - M5 Jct 21 exit and rejoin M5 via Jct 21 entry

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

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Is M5 junction 21 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:06 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 21 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 21 at 14:06.

Is M5 junction 21 closed tonight?

Yes. M5 junction 21 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): southbound Jct 21 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip (163/8 to 164/1), 21:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via - M5 Jct 21 exit and rejoin M5 via Jct 21 entry.

Tonight: every M5 closure ›

Is M5 junction 21 closed this weekend?

Yes. M5 junction 21 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): southbound Jct 21 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip (163/8 to 164/1), Fri 22:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via - M5 Jct 21 exit and rejoin M5 via Jct 21 entry.

This weekend: every M5 closure ›

Is there an accident at M5 junction 21 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 21 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 J21 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Weston-super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea.

📍 Heading to… from M5 J21

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 J21

7Collisions
1Fatal
0Serious
7Casualties
7
Among the lowest recorded
Ranked 516 of 556 UK junctions on record · 29 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 480 collisions are on record, 7 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 J21. 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 J21 → 29 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J21 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 21?

M5 J21 is at Weston-super-Mare & Worle. National Highways signs it as Weston-super-Mare. The nearest town is Weston-super-Mare.

Is there an accident at M5 J21?

No — as of 14:06 National Highways list nothing at M5 J21. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 21 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M5 southbound Jct 21 carriageway closure between the exit and entry slip (163/8 to 164/1), from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 21?

Police STATS19 records show 7 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J21, including 1 fatal and 0 serious. Counting every road in the area, 480 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 516 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M5 junction 21 the junction for?

M5 J21 is the junction for Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier (beach & seafront, Weston-super-Mare), about 6 miles west in a straight line - reached from M5 J21.

What is near M5 junction 21?

Within 15 miles of M5 J21: Bristol Airport (airport, Lulsgate Bottom), about 5.5 miles east in a straight line; Cheddar Gorge (attraction, Cheddar), about 6.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Ashton Gate (stadium, Bristol), about 11 miles north-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Weston-super-Mare 5.8 mi Burnham-on-Sea 10.8 mi

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