London Traffic Cameras: 2,500+ Live Cams

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Features

Interactive Map

View all London cameras on an interactive map with real-time clustering by borough and corridor

Grid View

Browse cameras in a filterable grid with search, sort, and feed-type filters

Save Favorites

Bookmark your daily commute cameras for one-click morning access

Route Builder

Build custom routes across London and monitor every camera along your path

Mobile Ready

Check conditions on the go — responsive design for phones, tablets, and desktops

Live Updates

Real-time feeds from TfL and National Highways updated continuously

About London Traffic

London's road network carries around 10 million vehicle journeys every weekday across a tangle of motorways, A-roads, and narrow Georgian-era streets never designed for modern traffic volumes. According to INRIX 2024 data, London is the most congested city in Europe and ranks 5th globally, with the average driver losing 101 hours annually to gridlock. Real-time traffic camera monitoring is essential for anyone driving in or around the capital, whether navigating the Congestion Charge Zone, crossing the Thames, or circling the M25.

Transport for London manages the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) — roughly 580 km of the capital's busiest roads — while National Highways operates the strategic motorway and trunk road network including the M25, M1, M4, and A1(M). Together these agencies maintain the camera infrastructure that feeds into TrafficVision.Live, giving drivers a unified view of conditions across every managed corridor.

London consistently ranks among the most congested cities in Europe. Average speeds in Central London during peak hours drop below 8 mph — slower than a Victorian horse-drawn carriage. The combination of limited road capacity, high vehicle density, and frequent roadworks makes live camera access a practical necessity rather than a luxury.

Key Corridors and Bottlenecks

M25 Orbital Motorway

The M25 encircles Greater London across 117 miles, carrying over 210,000 vehicles per day on its busiest sections near Junction 14-15 (Heathrow). Chronic congestion zones include the Dartford Crossing (A282 bridge and tunnels), the M25/M1 interchange at South Mimms, and the stretch between junctions 10 and 16 through Surrey. Weekend traffic between junctions 5 and 8 surges with Gatwick Airport departures and Kent coast day-trippers. Cameras along the orbital help you decide whether to stay on the M25 or bail to A-road alternatives before committing to a 20-mile queue.

A40/Westway Corridor

The A40 Westway is one of London's primary east-west arteries and has been identified by INRIX as the most congested road in the UK. Elevated through Paddington and White City before meeting the Hanger Lane gyratory — one of the most feared junctions in London. The interchange with the North Circular (A406) at Hanger Lane regularly queues back onto the Westway itself. Cameras at Hanger Lane, the Savoy Circus flyover, and the Marylebone Road junction give you real-time visibility into westbound escape options.

Embankment and River Crossings

London's Thames crossings are perennial bottleneck points. Tower Bridge lifts halt traffic without warning. Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge feed into Parliament Square, one of the most contested roundabouts in Central London. The Blackwall Tunnel — two bores serving north-south traffic in East London — operates at or above capacity during every rush period. Cameras on both tunnel approaches and all major bridge approaches let you compare crossing options in real time. Users can also monitor live street feeds along the Embankment and Millbank to check for road-level congestion near Westminster and the South Bank.

North and South Circular Roads

The A406 North Circular and A205 South Circular form an inner orbital loop through London's suburbs. Neither road was built as a true ring road — they pass through residential areas with traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, and roundabouts that throttle throughput. The Hangar Lane gyratory (North Circular) and the Catford/Lewisham stretch (South Circular) are notorious for all-day congestion. Cameras along both routes help identify which segments are flowing and which have ground to a halt.

Congestion Charge Zone and ULEZ

The Congestion Charge Zone covers Central London roughly bounded by Euston Road, City Road, Tower Bridge, Elephant & Castle, Vauxhall Bridge, Park Lane, and Marylebone Road. Cameras at zone entry points are enforcement cameras, but traffic monitoring cameras throughout the zone show real-time conditions on streets like Piccadilly, The Strand, Fleet Street, and London Wall.

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) now extends to the entire area within the M25 boundary. While ULEZ cameras are enforcement units, the same corridors carry TfL traffic cameras that show conditions on approach roads. Monitoring traffic cameras along the North and South Circular roads — the former ULEZ boundary — reveals congestion patterns that shifted when the zone expanded London-wide.

Airport Access Routes

Heathrow Airport (LHR)

The M4 corridor and A4 Great West Road provide primary access from Central London, with the M25 junctions 14 and 15 serving traffic from the north and south. The Heathrow spur road (A3113) connects terminals. Cameras on the M4 between junctions 1 and 4b, the A4 through Chiswick and Hounslow, and the M25 Heathrow section show approach conditions in real time. The Piccadilly line and Heathrow Express provide rail alternatives when cameras show M4 standstill.

Gatwick Airport (LGW)

Gatwick sits south of London off the M23, with M25 junction 7 providing the primary motorway connection. The A23 Brighton Road offers an alternative surface route. Cameras on the M23 approach and M25 between junctions 6 and 8 reveal whether the motorway route is clear or whether surface roads through Redhill and Crawley are faster.

London Traffic Patterns

Understanding London's traffic rhythms helps you time camera checks for maximum benefit.

Morning rush (7:00–9:30 AM): Inbound traffic peaks on all radial routes — the A1, A2, A3, A4, A10, A13, and A40 all see heavy flows toward Central London. The M25 anticlockwise between the M1 and M4 (serving Heathrow-bound commuters) backs up from junction 21a to junction 15.

School run (8:00–8:45 AM, 3:00–3:45 PM): Side roads and borough high streets gridlock around school zones. Cameras on A-roads through residential areas like Wandsworth, Ealing, and Haringey show the school-run effect clearly.

Evening rush (4:30–7:00 PM): Outbound congestion builds from Central London outward. The Embankment, Marylebone Road, and Euston Road function as the primary escape arteries. M25 clockwise from junction 15 (M4) to junction 21a (M1) reverses the morning pattern.

Weekend M25: Saturday mornings bring retail traffic to Bluewater (junction 2), Lakeside (junction 31), and IKEA Wembley. Sunday evenings see return traffic from Kent, Surrey, and Sussex coast towns filling the M25 clockwise and M23/A23 northbound.

Event traffic: Football matches at Wembley Stadium cause localized gridlock around the North Circular and A40. Concerts at the O2 Arena impact Blackwall Tunnel approaches. Twickenham rugby days congest the A316 and A205 through Richmond.

Weather Impacts

London's maritime climate produces persistent drizzle that reduces visibility on cameras and slows traffic across all routes. Fog is a recurring problem along the Thames corridor, particularly through Docklands and across river crossings. The M25 through Surrey and Kent is prone to autumn fog that reduces visibility to near zero.

Winter snow — rare but disruptive — brings the entire network to a standstill. London's road infrastructure lacks the snow clearance capacity of northern cities, meaning even 2-3 cm of accumulation causes widespread gridlock and multi-hour delays on the M25. Cameras become critical during snow events as conditions change rapidly between boroughs.

Heavy rain floods underpasses across London. The A406 North Circular near Brent Cross, the Blackwall Tunnel approach roads, and several railway bridges on South London routes are repeat flooding locations. Cameras at these known flood points give advance warning before you commit to a route.

Using TrafficVision.Live for London

• Multi-camera monitoring: Pin cameras from the M25, Central London, and your local high street in grid view to see the full picture at once
• Favourite cameras: Star the worst choke points on your commute — Blackwall Tunnel, Hanger Lane, Dartford Crossing — for instant access each morning
• Route builder: Create a saved route from home to work and monitor every camera along it with one click
• Search and filter: Use country, state, and city filters to isolate London cameras from our 135,000+ global camera database spanning 130+ countries
• Mobile ready: Add the site to your home screen for instant access during the school run or before heading to the airport

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