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M1 Junction 12 Traffic

Flitwick & Toddington · Toddington · near Toddington

🦁 The junction for ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

M1 J12 at 02:45 on Saturday 7 November: part closure until 05:00.

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🚨 Live at M1 J12 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M1 J12 right now.
Planned closures at M1 J12
🛑 Closed now until 05:00
M1 southbound Jct 12 Toddington exit slip road closure
↓ SouthboundPart closure
Diversion: diversion routes due to communications works on behalf of National Highways

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M1 junction 12 closed? Quick answers

Checked 02:45 on Saturday 7 November 2026.

Is M1 junction 12 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M1 junction 12 at 02:45.

Is M1 junction 12 closed tonight?

No full closures. M1 junction 12 stays open tonight (Fri 6 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: southbound Jct 12 Toddington exit slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00.

Tonight: every M1 closure ›

Is M1 junction 12 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M1 junction 12 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: southbound Jct 12 Toddington exit slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 05:00.

This weekend: every M1 closure ›

Is there an accident at M1 junction 12 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M1 junction 12 since midnight.

M1 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M1 J12 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Toddington, Dunstable, Luton, Flitwick.

📍 Heading to… from M1 J12

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M1 at J12

178Collisions
2Fatal
18Serious
287Casualties
85
Far worse than most
Ranked 86 of 556 UK junctions on record · 9 of 54 on the M1

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,865 collisions are on record, 24 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M1 itself, within 2 miles of J12. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M1 J12 → 9 of 54 junctions on the M1 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M1 J12 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M1 junction 12?

M1 J12 is at Flitwick & Toddington. National Highways signs it as Toddington. The nearest town is Toddington.

Is there an accident at M1 J12?

No — as of 02:45 National Highways list nothing at M1 J12. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M1 junction 12 closed?

Partly — M1 southbound Jct 12 Toddington exit slip road closure, until 05:00 (as of 02:45).

How many accidents happen at M1 junction 12?

Police STATS19 records show 178 collisions on the M1 within 2 miles of J12, including 2 fatal and 18 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,865 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 86 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M1 junction 12 the junction for?

M1 J12 is the junction for ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (zoo & wildlife, Whipsnade), about 5.5 miles south in a straight line - reached from M1 J9, J12.

What is near M1 junction 12?

Within 15 miles of M1 J12: Kenilworth Road (stadium, Luton), about 4 miles south-east in a straight line; London Luton Airport (airport, Luton), about 6.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Woburn Safari Park (zoo & wildlife, Woburn), about 7 miles north-west in a straight line; Bletchley Park (attraction, Bletchley), about 12 miles north-west in a straight line; Stadium MK (stadium, Milton Keynes), about 12 miles north-west in a straight line; Knebworth House (events venue, Knebworth), about 13 miles east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Toddington 2.4 mi Dunstable 2.8 mi Luton 4.5 mi Flitwick 5.4 mi

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