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M25 Junction 3 Traffic

Swanley & Farningham · Swanley M20 · near Swanley

🏁 The junction for Brands Hatch

M25 J3 at 12:14 on Thursday 12 November: part closure planned from 22:00.

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🚨 Live at M25 J3 right now

Checked 12:14 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M25 J3 right now.
Planned closures at M25 J3
🌙 Planned from 22:00 until 05:30 Fri 13 Nov
M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 3 to 2 closure
↺ Anti-clockwisePart closure
Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and Local Authorities Network

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

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Is M25 junction 3 closed? Quick answers

Checked 12:14 on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Is M25 junction 3 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M25 junction 3 at 12:14.

Is M25 junction 3 closed tonight?

No full closures. M25 junction 3 stays open tonight (Thu 12 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Anti-clockwise Jct 3 to 2 closure, 22:00 to 05:30.

Tonight: every M25 closure ›

Is M25 junction 3 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M25 junction 3 stays open this weekend (Fri 13 Nov 18:00 to Mon 16 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Anti-clockwise Jct 3 to 2 closure, Fri 23:00 to 06:00.

This weekend: every M25 closure ›

Is there an accident at M25 junction 3 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M25 junction 3 since midnight.

M25 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 M25 J3 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Swanley, Orpington, Dartford, Wrotham.

📍 Heading to… from M25 J3

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 M25 at J3

140Collisions
2Fatal
25Serious
248Casualties
86
Far worse than most
Ranked 76 of 556 UK junctions on record · 16 of 33 on the M25

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,532 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 M25 itself, within 2 miles of J3. 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 M25 J3 → 16 of 33 junctions on the M25 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M25 J3 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M25 junction 3?

M25 J3 is at Swanley & Farningham. National Highways signs it as Swanley M20. The nearest town is Swanley.

Is there an accident at M25 J3?

No — as of 12:14 National Highways list nothing at M25 J3. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M25 junction 3 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M25 Anti-clockwise Jct 3 to 2 closure, from 22:00 until 05:30 Fri 13 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M25 junction 3?

Police STATS19 records show 140 collisions on the M25 within 2 miles of J3, including 2 fatal and 25 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,532 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 76 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M25 junction 3 the junction for?

M25 J3 is the junction for Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 4.5 miles south-east in a straight line - reached from M25 J3.

What is near M25 junction 3?

Within 15 miles of M25 J3: Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 5.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Dartford Crossing (crossing, Dartford), about 6.5 miles north-east in a straight line; Lakeside Shopping Centre (shopping, West Thurrock), about 8 miles north-east in a straight line; London City Airport (airport, Silvertown), about 9.5 miles north-west in a straight line; The O2 (events venue, Greenwich Peninsula), about 11 miles north-west in a straight line; Blackwall Tunnel (crossing, Greenwich / Poplar), about 11 miles north-west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Swanley 0.6 mi Orpington 3.5 mi Dartford 4.4 mi Wrotham 8 mi

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