Traffic Reports for South East England
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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The aim of our South East England traffic news page is to make it easy for drivers in the South East of England to avoid the latest traffic jams and traffic delays easily and quickly.
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M1 southbound between junctions J11 and J10: collision (RTC)
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
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Updated 16:02 (4:02pm) Sat 7 Nov 2026
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