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M5 Junction 3 Traffic

Quinton & Halesowen · Quinton · near Halesowen

Event day: West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton at The Hawthorns · Tue 3 Nov · 18:30 to 23:00 · 4 miles north - plan for extra traffic

M5 J3 at 14:06 on Tuesday 3 November: closure planned from 21:00.

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🚨 Live at M5 J3 right now

Checked 14:06 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M5 J3 right now.
Planned closures at M5 J3
🌙 Planned from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov
M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure
↓ SouthboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

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

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Is M5 junction 3 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:06 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 3 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 3 at 14:06.

Is M5 junction 3 closed tonight?

Yes. M5 junction 3 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure, 21:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

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Is M5 junction 3 closed this weekend?

Yes. M5 junction 3 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

This weekend: every M5 closure ›

Is there an accident at M5 junction 3 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 3 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 J3 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Halesowen, Oldbury, Birmingham, West Bromwich.

🎟️ Events near M5 J3 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 J3

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 J3

31Collisions
1Fatal
7Serious
54Casualties
24
Better than most
Ranked 421 of 556 UK junctions on record · 21 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 4,986 collisions are on record, 55 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 J3. 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 J3 → 21 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J3 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 3?

M5 J3 is at Quinton & Halesowen. National Highways signs it as Quinton. The nearest town is Halesowen.

Is there an accident at M5 J3?

No — as of 14:06 National Highways list nothing at M5 J3. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 3 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure, from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 3?

Police STATS19 records show 31 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J3, including 1 fatal and 7 serious. Counting every road in the area, 4,986 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 421 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M5 junction 3?

Within 15 miles of M5 J3: Edgbaston Cricket Ground (stadium, Edgbaston, Birmingham), about 3.5 miles east in a straight line; Villa Park (stadium, Aston, Birmingham), about 5.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Merry Hill Shopping Centre (shopping, Brierley Hill), about 6 miles west in a straight line; Black Country Living Museum (attraction, Dudley), about 6 miles north-west in a straight line; Birmingham Airport (airport, Bickenhill, Solihull), about 10 miles east in a straight line; NEC Birmingham (events venue, Marston Green, Solihull), about 11 miles east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Halesowen 2.8 mi Oldbury 3.8 mi Birmingham 3.9 mi West Bromwich 4.5 mi

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