M56 Junction 12 Traffic

🚨 Live at M56 J12 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M56 J12 right now.

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Is M56 junction 12 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:17 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M56 junction 12 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M56 junction 12 at 15:17.

Is M56 junction 12 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M56 junction 12 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M56 junction 12 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M56 junction 12 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

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Is there an accident at M56 junction 12 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M56 junction 12 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 M56 J12 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Frodsham, Runcorn, Widnes, Warrington.

📍 Heading to… from M56 J12

Also near this junction

Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing · Runcorn / Widnes, Cheshire 4 miles north-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Gulliver's World Theme park · Warrington, Cheshire 6.5 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Liverpool John Lennon Airport Airport · Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside 8.5 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Merseyside traffic

Oulton Park Motorsport · Little Budworth, Cheshire 9.5 miles south in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Shopping · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire 10 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire traffic

Chester Zoo Zoo & wildlife · Chester, Cheshire 12 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cheshire 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 M56 at J12

65Collisions

1Fatal

10Serious

95Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 338 of 556 UK junctions on record · 10 of 14 on the M56

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 750 collisions are on record, 11 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 M56 itself, within 2 miles of J12. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

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❓ M56 J12 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M56 junction 12?

M56 J12 is at Runcorn & Frodsham. National Highways signs it as Runcorn. The nearest town is Frodsham.

Is there an accident at M56 J12?

No — as of 15:17 National Highways list nothing at M56 J12. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M56 junction 12 closed?

No closure is listed at M56 J12 as of 15:17.

How many accidents happen at M56 junction 12?

Police STATS19 records show 65 collisions on the M56 within 2 miles of J12, including 1 fatal and 10 serious. Counting every road in the area, 750 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 338 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M56 junction 12?

Within 15 miles of M56 J12: Mersey Gateway Bridge (crossing, Runcorn / Widnes), about 4 miles north-west in a straight line; Gulliver's World (theme park, Warrington), about 6.5 miles north in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (airport, Speke, Liverpool), about 8.5 miles west in a straight line; Oulton Park (motorsport, Little Budworth), about 9.5 miles south in a straight line; Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet (shopping, Ellesmere Port), about 10 miles west in a straight line; Chester Zoo (zoo & wildlife, Chester), about 12 miles south-west in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

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📍 Towns near this junction

Frodsham 3.5 mi Runcorn 4.3 mi Widnes 5 mi Warrington 5.9 mi

🔢 All M56 junctions

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