M1 Junction 18: Crick Interchange (A5, A428)
Junction 18 at Crick links the M1 to the A5 and the A428, with Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal and its warehouses close by. Crick, Houlton and Kilsby are the nearest places. Rugby is almost five miles west. The Rainsbrook Valley Railway is about four miles west.
The rail freight terminal and the warehouses around Crick bring a steady stream of lorry drivers and shift workers to Junction 18. If you work here, or are making a first delivery, this is the page to check before you set off.
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M1 Junction 18 Now: Accidents, Incidents and Roadworks
Live traffic news at M1 Junction 18
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 17 and Junction 19 that we are aware of.
Lane 1,2 closure southbound
21:50 (9:50pm)21 Oct 2026reported 6 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J17 and J16
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
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Updated 21:57 (9:57pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026
Live Traffic Speeds at M1 Junction 18
The speed strip below shows the M1 around this junction, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
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M1 J18 in Our Records
More than half of the incidents we recorded at J18 were collisions (4 of 6). In both directions, traffic has been running faster than its typical speed, even at the slowest times of day.
Average speed by hour of day at J18
Northbound
Southbound
Incidents per week at J18
The latest 5 here
- Wed 21 Oct, 18:56 (6:56pm) Collision ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 northbound between junctions J16 and J18
✓ Cleared after about 77 minutes (1.28 hours) - Wed 21 Oct, 13:46 (1:46pm) Broken Down Vehicle ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 southbound between junctions J19 and J18
✓ Cleared after about 10 minutes - Mon 19 Oct, 09:46 (9:46am) Collision ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 southbound between junctions J18 and J17
✓ Cleared after about 164 minutes (2.73 hours) - Fri 16 Oct, 07:55 (7:55am) Broken Down Vehicle ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 northbound between junctions J16 and J18
✓ Cleared after about 62 minutes (1.03 hours) - Thu 15 Oct, 12:03 (12:03pm) Collision ✓Reported by National Highways
M1 northbound between junctions J18 and J19
✓ Cleared after about 79 minutes (1.32 hours)
Built from our own records of National Highways’ live data for the M1 either side of J18: speeds from 13 days of five-minute readings, incidents from the last 13 days (we started recording incidents on 09/10/2026). Each incident is counted once. Updated every five minutes.
- Junction M1 J18, Crick Interchange
- Roads at this junction A5, A428
- Nearest town Rugby, 4.8 miles west
- Junction before J17, Kilsby, about 1.9 miles in a straight line
- Junction after J19, Catthorpe, about 3.8 miles in a straight line
Around M1 Junction 18: Crick Interchange: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Rainsbrook Valley Railway | Attraction | About 4 miles west |
| Hospital of St Cross | Hospital | About 4.5 miles west |
| Rugby | Railway station | About 4.5 miles north-west |
| Webb Ellis Museum | Attraction | About 5 miles west |
