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M6 Junction 18 Traffic

Middlewich & Holmes Chapel · Middlewich · near Holmes Chapel

M6 J18 at 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November: part closure planned from 21:00 tomorrow.

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🚨 Live at M6 J18 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M6 J18 right now.
Planned closures at M6 J18
🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 05:00 Thu 5 Nov
M6 Southbound Jct 18 exit slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure
🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 05:00 Thu 5 Nov
M6 Southbound Jct 18 entry slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure

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

Is M6 junction 18 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 18 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 18 at 14:07.

Is M6 junction 18 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 18 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M6 closure ›

Is M6 junction 18 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 18 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M6 closure ›

Is there an accident at M6 junction 18 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 18 since midnight.

M6 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 M6 J18 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Sandbach, Winsford.

📍 Heading to… from M6 J18

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 M6 at J18

95Collisions
5Fatal
13Serious
143Casualties
88
Far worse than most
Ranked 68 of 556 UK junctions on record · 12 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 519 collisions are on record, 15 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 M6 itself, within 2 miles of J18. 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 M6 J18 → 12 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M6 J18 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 18?

M6 J18 is at Middlewich & Holmes Chapel. National Highways signs it as Middlewich. The nearest town is Holmes Chapel.

Is there an accident at M6 J18?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M6 J18. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M6 junction 18 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M6 Southbound Jct 18 exit slip road closure, from 21:00 tomorrow until 05:00 Thu 5 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 18?

Police STATS19 records show 95 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J18, including 5 fatal and 13 serious. Counting every road in the area, 519 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 68 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M6 junction 18?

Within 15 miles of M6 J18: Jodrell Bank (attraction, Lower Withington), about 4.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Oulton Park (motorsport, Little Budworth), about 9.5 miles west in a straight line; Manchester Airport (airport, Manchester), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Holmes Chapel 1.8 mi Middlewich 2.2 mi Sandbach 3.2 mi Winsford 5.5 mi

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