M53 Junction 10 Traffic

🚨 Live at M53 J10 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M53 J10 right now.

Planned closures at M53 J10

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

M53 Northbound Jct 10 to 7 Carriageway Closure

↑ NorthboundCarriageway closed

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

M53 Northbound Jct 10 entry slip road closure

↑ NorthboundPart closure

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

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Is M53 junction 10 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:19 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M53 junction 10 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M53 junction 10 at 15:19.

Is M53 junction 10 closed tonight?

Yes. M53 junction 10 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): Northbound Jct 10 to 7 Carriageway Closure, 20:00 to 06:00. Plus 1 lane or slip road closure.

Tonight: every M53 closure ›

Is M53 junction 10 closed this weekend?

Yes. M53 junction 10 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): Northbound Jct 10 to 7 Carriageway Closure, Fri 20:00 to 06:00. Plus 3 lane or slip road closures.

This weekend: every M53 closure ›

Is there an accident at M53 junction 10 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M53 junction 10 since midnight.

M53 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 M53 J10 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Chester, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Tarporley.

📍 Heading to… from M53 J10

This junction is for

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Shopping · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire Reached from M53 J10 · 3 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Also near this junction

Chester Zoo Zoo & wildlife · Chester, Cheshire 1 mile west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Airport · Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside 7.5 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing · Runcorn / Widnes, Cheshire 11 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Oulton Park Motorsport · Little Budworth, Cheshire 11 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Queensway Tunnel Crossing · Liverpool / Birkenhead, Merseyside 13 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal Ferry port · Birkenhead, Merseyside 14 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside 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 M53 at J10

41Collisions

0Fatal

5Serious

57Casualties

Among the lowest recorded

Ranked 498 of 556 UK junctions on record · 11 of 12 on the M53

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,382 collisions are on record, 13 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 M53 itself, within 2 miles of J10. 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 M53 J10 → 11 of 12 junctions on the M53 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M53 J10 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M53 junction 10?

M53 J10 is at Chester & Backford. National Highways signs it as Backford. The nearest town is Chester.

Is there an accident at M53 J10?

No — as of 15:19 National Highways list nothing at M53 J10. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M53 junction 10 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M53 Northbound Jct 10 to 7 Carriageway Closure, from 20:00 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M53 junction 10?

Police STATS19 records show 41 collisions on the M53 within 2 miles of J10, including 0 fatal and 5 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,382 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 498 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M53 junction 10 the junction for?

M53 J10 is the junction for Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet (shopping, Ellesmere Port), about 3 miles north in a straight line - reached from M53 J10.

What is near M53 junction 10?

Within 15 miles of M53 J10: Chester Zoo (zoo & wildlife, Chester), about 1 mile west in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 7.5 miles north in a straight line; Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 11 miles north-east in a straight line; Oulton Park (motorsport, Little Budworth), about 11 miles east in a straight line; Queensway Tunnel (crossing, Liverpool / Birkenhead), about 13 miles north-west in a straight line; Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal (ferry port, Birkenhead), about 14 miles north-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Chester 2.6 mi Ellesmere Port 4 mi Frodsham 7.6 mi Tarporley 9.4 mi

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