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Traffic Reports for South East England

Where to Find Traffic News for South East England

Live traffic news for South East England is published on Traffic News England, one of our own websites. Its regional pages for South East and London list every current incident, closure and set of roadworks that National Highways reports on the motorways and major A roads in the area, refreshed every five minutes, 24 hours a day.

If you use one motorway most of the time, our dedicated sites for the M25, M4 and M3 give you the news for that road alone, with separate pages for accidents, roadworks, overhead signs and speed limits. Dedicated sites for the M40 are coming soon.

The South East in numbers

A guide to the kind of traffic news drivers in the South East see, from the Department for Transport’s own figures. For today’s news, use the links above.

about 15,700

reported injury collisions, 2025

on all roads in the South East, or about 43 a day. The year before it was about 15,400.

27%

were fatal or serious

About 4,160 collisions in the South East in 2025 left someone killed or seriously injured.

about 740

on motorways

Most were on the M25, then the M3 and M4. About 6,300 more were on A roads, which is why our regional news covers them too.

about 133,000

vehicles a day on the M25

on average along the whole road. Its busiest stretch carries about 213,000 a day.

Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (2024 and 2025) and road traffic statistics (2025). Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.

London in numbers

A guide to the kind of traffic news drivers in London see, from the Department for Transport’s own figures. For today’s news, use the links above.

about 20,900

reported injury collisions, 2025

on all roads in London, or about 57 a day. The year before it was about 21,000.

18%

were fatal or serious

About 3,860 collisions in London in 2025 left someone killed or seriously injured.

about 160

on motorways

Most were on the M25, then the M4 and M1. About 12,500 more were on A roads, which is why our regional news covers them too.

about 133,000

vehicles a day on the M25

on average along the whole road. Its busiest stretch carries about 213,000 a day.

Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (2024 and 2025) and road traffic statistics (2025). Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.

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  • M1 southbound between junctions J11 and J10: collision (RTC)

    Active nowIncidentSouthbound
    Time now: Saturday, 7 November 2026, 16:02 (4:02pm)

    16:01 (4:01pm)7 Nov 2026reported just now

    Location
    M1 southbound between junctions J11 and J10
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    There is one of three lanes closed. Lane three is closed
    Reason
    Collision (RTC)
    Schedule
    14:43 (2:43pm) Sat 7 Nov 2026 → 16:55 (4:55pm) Sat 7 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~53m HA planned end: 16:55 (4:55pm) Sat 7 Nov 2026
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    Updated 16:02 (4:02pm) Sat 7 Nov 2026

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