M65 Junction 7 Traffic

🚨 Live at M65 J7 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M65 J7 right now.

Planned closures at M65 J7

🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov

M65 Eastbound Jct 7 exit slip road closure

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

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Is M65 junction 7 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:16 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M65 junction 7 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M65 junction 7 at 15:16.

Is M65 junction 7 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M65 junction 7 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M65 closure ›

Is M65 junction 7 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M65 junction 7 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Eastbound Jct 7 exit slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00.

This weekend: every M65 closure ›

Is there an accident at M65 junction 7 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M65 junction 7 since midnight.

M65 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 M65 J7 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Accrington, Padiham, Great Harwood, Burnley.

📍 Heading to… from M65 J7

Also near this junction

Turf Moor Stadium · Burnley, Lancashire 4.5 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Lancashire traffic

Ewood Park Stadium · Blackburn, Lancashire 7 miles south-west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Lancashire 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 M65 at J7

116Collisions

2Fatal

19Serious

218Casualties

Worse than most

Ranked 115 of 556 UK junctions on record · 4 of 14 on the M65

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,600 collisions are on record, 24 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 M65 itself, within 2 miles of J7. 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 M65 J7 → 4 of 14 junctions on the M65 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M65 J7 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M65 junction 7?

M65 J7 is at Burnley & Hapton. National Highways signs it as Hapton. The nearest town is Accrington.

Is there an accident at M65 J7?

No — as of 15:16 National Highways list nothing at M65 J7. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M65 junction 7 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M65 Eastbound Jct 7 exit slip road closure, from 21:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M65 junction 7?

Police STATS19 records show 116 collisions on the M65 within 2 miles of J7, including 2 fatal and 19 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,600 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 115 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M65 junction 7?

Within 15 miles of M65 J7: Turf Moor (stadium, Burnley), about 4.5 miles east in a straight line; Ewood Park (stadium, Blackburn), about 7 miles south-west in a straight line.

🚨 Live M65 traffic

Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M65, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

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Burnley & Padiham →

📍 Towns near this junction

Accrington 1.6 mi Padiham 2 mi Great Harwood 3.2 mi Burnley 3.8 mi

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