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M25 Junction 30 Traffic

Thurrock & Lakeside · Thurrock · near South Ockendon

🛍️ The junction for Lakeside Shopping Centre and Adventure Island

M25 J30 at 12:15 on Thursday 12 November: 2 nearby · part closure planned from 22:00.

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🚨 Live at M25 J30 right now

Checked 12:15 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M25 J30 right now.
Nearby on the M25
💥 Crash · Serious
The M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J28 and J27. RTC. There are three of four lanes closed. The hard shoulder, lanes one, two and three are closed. The event is exp…
↺ AnticlockwiseJ28–J2715 min delayClears ~12:482 junctions away
Reported 11:51 · 19 min ago
🐌 Congestion · Moderate
The M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J28 and J26. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 12 November 2026. There are currently…
↺ AnticlockwiseJ28–J2615 min delay2 junctions away
Reported 06:31 · 5h ago
Planned closures at M25 J30
🌙 Planned from 22:00 until 05:30 Fri 13 Nov
M25 Clockwise Jct 30 entry slip road closure
↻ ClockwisePart closure
Diversion: Diversion via Local Authorities and National Highways Network

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

Is M25 junction 30 closed? Quick answers

Checked 12:15 on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Is M25 junction 30 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M25 junction 30 at 12:15.

Is M25 junction 30 closed tonight?

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

Tonight: every M25 closure ›

Is M25 junction 30 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M25 junction 30 stays open this weekend (Fri 13 Nov 18:00 to Mon 16 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Clockwise Jct 30 entry slip road closure, Fri 23:00 to 05:30.

This weekend: every M25 closure ›

Is there an accident at M25 junction 30 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M25 junction 30 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 J30 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: South Ockendon, Upminster, Thurrock, Grays.

📍 Heading to… from M25 J30

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 J30

132Collisions
0Fatal
27Serious
208Casualties
74
Worse than most
Ranked 145 of 556 UK junctions on record · 23 of 33 on the M25

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,902 collisions are on record, 23 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 J30. 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 J30 → 23 of 33 junctions on the M25 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M25 J30 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M25 junction 30?

M25 J30 is at Thurrock & Lakeside. National Highways signs it as Thurrock. The nearest town is South Ockendon.

Is there an accident at M25 J30?

Not at M25 J30 itself as of 12:15. Nearby, National Highways report: The M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J28 and J27. RTC. There are three of four lanes closed. The hard shoulder, lanes one, two and three are closed. The event is expected to clear between 12:45 a… (Anticlockwise) (2 junctions away).

Is M25 junction 30 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M25 Clockwise Jct 30 entry slip road closure, from 22:00 until 05:30 Fri 13 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M25 junction 30?

Police STATS19 records show 132 collisions on the M25 within 2 miles of J30, including 0 fatal and 27 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,902 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 145 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M25 junction 30 the junction for?

M25 J30 is the junction for Lakeside Shopping Centre (shopping, West Thurrock), about 2 miles south in a straight line - reached from M25 J30/J31; Adventure Island (theme park, Southend-on-Sea), about 19 miles east in a straight line - reached from M25 J29/J30.

What is near M25 junction 30?

Within 15 miles of M25 J30: Dartford Crossing (crossing, Dartford), about 3.5 miles south in a straight line; Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 5.5 miles south in a straight line; London City Airport (airport, Silvertown), about 9.5 miles west in a straight line; Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 11 miles south in a straight line; The O2 (events venue, Greenwich Peninsula), about 12 miles west in a straight line; Blackwall Tunnel (crossing, Greenwich / Poplar), about 12 miles west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

South Ockendon 0.7 mi Upminster 2.9 mi Thurrock 2.9 mi Grays 3.6 mi

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