M5 Junction 31 Traffic

🚨 Live at M5 J31 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M5 J31 right now.

Planned closures at M5 J31

🌙 Planned from 20:30 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 carriageway closure

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Diversion: Diversion via A30 to Alphington, A379, Jct 30

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Is M5 junction 31 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 31 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 31 at 14:08.

Is M5 junction 31 closed tonight?

Yes. M5 junction 31 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 carriageway closure, 20:30 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via A30 to Alphington, A379, Jct 30.

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Is M5 junction 31 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 31 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M5 junction 31 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 31 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 J31 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Exeter, Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth.

📍 Heading to… from M5 J31

Also near this junction

Sandy Park Stadium · Exeter, Devon 2.5 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Devon traffic

Exeter Airport Airport · Exeter, Devon 5 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Devon traffic

Haytor (Dartmoor) Attraction · Haytor Vale, Devon 14 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Devon 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 J31

43Collisions

1Fatal

5Serious

66Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 427 of 556 UK junctions on record · 22 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,055 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 J31. 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 J31 → 22 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J31 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 31?

M5 J31 is at Exminster & Kennford. National Highways signs it as Exminster. The nearest town is Exeter.

Is there an accident at M5 J31?

No — as of 14:08 National Highways list nothing at M5 J31. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 31 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 carriageway closure, from 20:30 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 31?

Police STATS19 records show 43 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J31, including 1 fatal and 5 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,055 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 427 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M5 junction 31?

Within 15 miles of M5 J31: Sandy Park (stadium, Exeter), about 2.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Exeter Airport (airport, Exeter), about 5 miles north-east in a straight line; Haytor (Dartmoor) (attraction, Haytor Vale), about 14 miles south-west in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

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Exeter & Middlemoor

📍 Towns near this junction

Exeter 3.5 mi Exmouth 5.3 mi Dawlish 6.7 mi Teignmouth 9.2 mi

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