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M5 J12 at 08:12 on Wednesday 14 October: roadworks at this junction · 1 nearby.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Gloucester, Stroud, Nailsworth, Cinderford.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 468 collisions are on record, 6 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 M5 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 M5 J12 → 12 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationallyM5 J12 is at Gloucester & Quedgeley. National Highways signs it as Quedgeley. The nearest town is Gloucester.
Not at M5 J12 itself as of 08:12. Nearby, National Highways report: The M5 southbound between junctions J9 and J11. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 14 October 2026. Currently Active (2 junctions away).
No closure is listed at M5 J12 as of 08:12.
Police STATS19 records show 21 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J12, including 1 fatal and 6 serious. Counting every road in the area, 468 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 299 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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