Traffic incidents
The following traffic incidents and congestion for M5 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

Lane closures: The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 17:00 and 17:15 on 18 Jun 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 18 Jun 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 4.14m from Congresbury. CLEARED @ 16:11

Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Vehicle tyre change.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 15:15 and 15:30 on 18 Jun 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 18 Jun 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of four lanes closed.
Nearest town: 0.95m from Droitwich. CLEARED @ 14:59

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:45 and 18:00 on 18 Jun 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.61m from Halesowen. CLEARED @ 17:50

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 18 Jun 2025.
Nearest town: 2.83m from Gloucester. CLEARED @ 17:23

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 18 Jun 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 4.8m from Congresbury. CLEARED @ 15:17

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 18 Jun 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.07m from West Bromwich. CLEARED @ 15:44

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 18 Jun 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Wednesbury. CLEARED @ 15:08
There are no current incidents in this location.