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M25 Junction 31 Traffic

Thurrock & Purfleet · Dartford Crossing · near Thurrock

🛍️ The junction for Lakeside Shopping Centre and Dartford Crossing

M25 J31 at 12:15 on Thursday 12 November: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.

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✅Nothing reported at M25 J31 right now.

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Is M25 junction 31 closed? Quick answers

Checked 12:15 on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Is M25 junction 31 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M25 junction 31 at 12:15.

Is M25 junction 31 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M25 junction 31 tonight (Thu 12 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M25 closure ›

Is M25 junction 31 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M25 junction 31 stays open this weekend (Fri 13 Nov 18:00 to Mon 16 Nov 06:00). 2 lane or slip road closures are planned: Clockwise Jct 31 entry slip road closure, Sat 22:00 to 05:30; and Clockwise Jct 31 entry slip road closure, Sun 22:30 to 05:30.

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Is there an accident at M25 junction 31 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M25 junction 31 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 J31 is

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

📍 Heading to… from M25 J31

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 J31

103Collisions
0Fatal
20Serious
169Casualties
56
Around the middle
Ranked 244 of 556 UK junctions on record · 27 of 33 on the M25

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 2,477 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 J31. 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 J31 → 27 of 33 junctions on the M25 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M25 J31 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M25 junction 31?

M25 J31 is at Thurrock & Purfleet. National Highways signs it as Dartford Crossing. The nearest town is Thurrock.

Is there an accident at M25 J31?

No — as of 12:15 National Highways list nothing at M25 J31. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M25 junction 31 closed?

No closure is listed at M25 J31 as of 12:15.

How many accidents happen at M25 junction 31?

Police STATS19 records show 103 collisions on the M25 within 2 miles of J31, including 0 fatal and 20 serious. Counting every road in the area, 2,477 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 244 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M25 junction 31 the junction for?

M25 J31 is the junction for Lakeside Shopping Centre (shopping, West Thurrock), about 1 mile east in a straight line - reached from M25 J30/J31; Dartford Crossing (crossing, Dartford), about 1.5 miles south in a straight line - reached from M25 J2, J31.

What is near M25 junction 31?

Within 15 miles of M25 J31: Bluewater Shopping Centre (shopping, Greenhithe), about 3 miles south in a straight line; Brands Hatch (motorsport, West Kingsdown), about 9 miles south in a straight line; London City Airport (airport, Silvertown), about 9 miles west in a straight line; The O2 (events venue, Greenwich Peninsula), about 11 miles west in a straight line; Blackwall Tunnel (crossing, Greenwich / Poplar), about 12 miles west in a straight line; Westfield Stratford City (shopping, Stratford), about 12 miles west in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Thurrock 2.3 mi South Ockendon 2.5 mi Grays 2.7 mi Dartford 3.3 mi

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