M5 Junction 8 Traffic

🚨 Live at M5 J8 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M5 J8 right now.

Planned closures at M5 J8

🌙 Planned from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M5 southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure

↓ SouthboundPart closure

Diversion: Diversion via National Highways network.

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

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Is M5 junction 8 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 8 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 8 at 14:07.

Is M5 junction 8 closed tonight?

No full closures. M5 junction 8 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 06:00.

Tonight: every M5 closure ›

Is M5 junction 8 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M5 junction 8 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 3 lane or slip road closures are planned: northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00; and southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00 and 1 more.

This weekend: every M5 closure ›

Is there an accident at M5 junction 8 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 8 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 J8 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Tewkesbury, Pershore, Evesham, Malvern.

📍 Heading to… from M5 J8

Also near this junction

Croome (National Trust) Heritage · Croome D'Abitot, Worcestershire 4 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Worcestershire traffic

Three Counties Showground Events venue · Malvern, Worcestershire 8 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Worcestershire traffic

Cheltenham Racecourse Racecourse · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 9 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Gloucestershire traffic

Eastnor Castle Heritage · Eastnor, Herefordshire 11 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Herefordshire traffic

Worcester Cathedral Heritage · Worcester, Worcestershire 11 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Worcestershire traffic

Worcester Racecourse Racecourse · Worcester, Worcestershire 12 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Worcestershire 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 J8

43Collisions

4Fatal

8Serious

81Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 175 of 556 UK junctions on record · 2 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 186 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 J8. 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 J8 → 2 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J8 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 8?

M5 J8 is at Tewkesbury & Strensham. National Highways signs it as Strensham M50. The nearest town is Tewkesbury.

Is there an accident at M5 J8?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M5 J8. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 8 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M5 southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure, from 21:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 8?

Police STATS19 records show 43 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J8, including 4 fatal and 8 serious. Counting every road in the area, 186 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 175 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M5 junction 8?

Within 15 miles of M5 J8: Croome (National Trust) (heritage, Croome D'Abitot), about 4 miles north in a straight line; Three Counties Showground (events venue, Malvern), about 8 miles west in a straight line; Cheltenham Racecourse (racecourse, Cheltenham), about 9 miles south in a straight line; Eastnor Castle (heritage, Eastnor), about 11 miles west in a straight line; Worcester Cathedral (heritage, Worcester), about 11 miles north in a straight line; Worcester Racecourse (racecourse, Worcester), about 12 miles north in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

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📍 Towns near this junction

Tewkesbury 3.6 mi Pershore 5.5 mi Evesham 8.8 mi Malvern 9.2 mi

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