M25 Traffic Reports
M25 Traffic Reports and Updates
If you drive the M25, the quickest way to find out what is happening is our dedicated M25 website. It follows the whole London orbital, including the A282 and the Dartford Crossing, and is refreshed every five minutes, day and night.
Where to Find M25 Traffic Reports Now
Go to our M25 traffic news page for every current report, or straight to the page you need:
- the latest M25 traffic news
- accidents and incidents
- roadworks
- what the overhead signs are saying
- the variable speed limits in force now
- the Dartford Crossing
- the M25 services
Each report says where the problem is, which way it affects, and when National Highways expects it to clear, so you can decide quickly whether to change your plans.
M25 collisions in numbers
How often something happens on the M25, from the Department for Transport’s figures. This is why M25 traffic news changes so often.
about 440
reported injury collisions, 2025
on the M25, or roughly 9 a week. In 2024 there were about 420.
20%
were fatal or serious
The rest were recorded as slight. Every one of them can close a lane and hold up traffic for miles behind.
Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics, reported injury collisions, 2024 and 2025. Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.
For facts about the road itself, its length, route and junctions, see about the M25 motorway.
Live example - one current item from today’s traffic news on the M25, refreshed every five minutes. It shows how our news is laid out; the full news is one click away.
Good news - no hold-ups reported on the M25 right now!
Looks like a clear run - have a safe and smooth journey.
Conditions can change, and not every hold-up is reported instantly, so do check back before you travel. Our traffic news updates automatically throughout the day.
See all the latest M25 traffic news
Updated 21:07 Fri 2 Oct 2026
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