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M4 J16 at 08:50 on Monday 12 October: road closed northbound.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Cricklade, Marlborough.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 420 collisions are on record, 4 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 M4 itself, within 2 miles of J16. 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 M4 J16 → 18 of 49 junctions on the M4 · see where it ranks nationallyM4 J16 is at Swindon & Royal Wootton Bassett. National Highways signs it as Swindon West. The nearest town is Royal Wootton Bassett.
No — as of 08:50 National Highways list nothing at M4 J16. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.
Yes — as of 08:50: M4 westbound Jct 20 exit slip road to M5 northbound Jct 15 - carriageway closed, until 06:00 Sat 5 Dec.
Police STATS19 records show 18 collisions on the M4 within 2 miles of J16, including 2 fatal and 0 serious. Counting every road in the area, 420 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 283 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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