M3 Traffic Reports
M3 Traffic Reports and Updates
For M3 traffic reports, use our dedicated M3 website. National Highways records the M3 as eastbound and westbound rather than north and south, so the site does the same: eastbound is towards London, westbound towards Southampton.
Where to Find M3 Traffic Reports Now
Go to our M3 traffic news page for every current report, or straight to the page you need:
- the latest M3 traffic news
- accidents and incidents
- roadworks
- what the overhead signs are saying
- the variable speed limits in force now
- separate eastbound (towards London) and westbound (towards Southampton) pages
- closures tonight
- the M3 services
- M3 junction maps
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.
M3 collisions in numbers
How often something happens on the M3, from the Department for Transport’s figures. This is why M3 traffic news changes so often.
about 90
reported injury collisions, 2025
on the M3, or roughly 2 a week. In 2024 there were about 120.
15%
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 M3 motorway.
Live example - one current item from today’s traffic news on the M3, 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 M3 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 M3 traffic news
Updated 19:32 (7:32pm) Mon 2 Nov 2026
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