Statistical data set

Road traffic statistics (TRA)

Data on road traffic by road and vehicle type, produced by Department for Transport.

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Traffic volume in miles (TRA01)

TRA0101: Road traffic (vehicle miles) by vehicle type in Great Britain (ODS, 14.1 KB)

TRA0102: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class in Great Britain (ODS, 14 KB)

TRA0103: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class, region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 36.7 KB)

TRA0104: Road traffic (vehicle miles) by vehicle type and road class in Great Britain (ODS, 17.5 KB)

TRA0106: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by vehicle type, region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 30.4 KB)

Traffic volume in kilometres (TRA02)

TRA0201: Road traffic (vehicle kilometres) by vehicle type in Great Britain (ODS, 14.4 KB)

TRA0202: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class in Great Britain (ODS, 14.1 KB)

TRA0203: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class, region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 40 KB)

TRA0204: Road traffic (vehicle kilometres) by vehicle type and road class in Great Britain (ODS, 17.8 KB)

TRA0206: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by vehicle type, region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 31.7 KB)

Annual daily traffic flow and distribution (TRA03)

TRA0301: Motor vehicle flow by road class in Great Britain (ODS, 11.2 KB)

TRA0302: Motor vehicle flow by road class and region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 18.4 KB)

TRA0303: Motor vehicle flow for major sections of motorway network in Great Britain (ODS, 14.9 KB)

TRA0305: Average daily traffic flow by month in Great Britain, 5-year average (ODS, 56.8 KB)

TRA0306: Average traffic distribution by day of the week in Great Britain (ODS, 31.4 KB)

TRA0307: Traffic distribution on all roads by time of day and day of the week in Great Britain (ODS, 33.5 KB)

TRA0308: Traffic distribution on all roads by time of day and day of the week, for selected vehicle types in Great Britain (ODS, 55.7 KB)

Pedal cycle traffic (TRA04)

TRA0401: Pedal cycle traffic (vehicle miles and kilometres) in Great Britain (ODS, 10.8 KB)

TRA0402: Pedal cycle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class in Great Britain (ODS, 11.8 KB)

TRA0403: Pedal cycle traffic (vehicle miles) by region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 12 KB)

TRA0412: Pedal cycle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class in Great Britain (ODS, 12 KB)

TRA0413: Pedal cycle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 12.3 KB)

Heavy goods vehicle traffic (TRA31)

TRA3105: Heavy goods vehicle traffic by axle configuration and road category in Great Britain (ODS, 18.1 KB)

Foreign registered vehicles in Great Britain traffic (TRA32)

TRA3201: Proportion of foreign registered vehicles in traffic by vehicle type, region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 29.8 KB)

TRA3202: Proportion of foreign registered vehicles in traffic by road type, region and country in Great Britain (ODS, 25.5 KB)

TRA3203: Proportion of foreign registered vehicles in traffic by vehicle and road type in Great Britain (ODS, 21.9 KB)

Strategic road network traffic (TRA41)

TRA4101: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by vehicle type on roads managed by Highways England, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 10.7 KB)

TRA4102: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) and road length, by road type and road management, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 14.3 KB)

TRA4103: Motor vehicle flow and road length (miles), by road class and road management, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 13.7 KB)

TRA4104: Proportion of motor vehicle traffic and road length, by road class and road management, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 16.2 KB)

TRA4105: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class, road management and vehicle type in England, latest year (ODS, 17.4 KB)

TRA4106: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class, road management and region in England, latest year (ODS, 21.8 KB)

TRA4111: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by vehicle type on roads managed by Highways England, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 10.7 KB)

TRA4112: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) and road length, by road type and road management, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 14.4 KB)

TRA4113: Motor vehicle flow and road length (kilometres) by road class and road management, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 13.7 KB)

TRA4114: Proportion of motor vehicle traffic and road length, by road class and road management, as at 1 April in each year: England (ODS, 16.2 KB)

TRA4115: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class, road management and vehicle type in England, latest year (ODS, 17.3 KB)

TRA4116: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class, road management and region in England, latest year (ODS, 21.4 KB)

Traffic based on a static road management status (TRA42)

TRA4201: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by vehicle type on roads managed by Highways England, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 10.2 KB)

TRA4202: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) and road length, by road type and road management, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 13 KB)

TRA4203: Motor vehicle flow and road length (miles) by road type and road management, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 12.6 KB)

TRA4204: Proportion of motor vehicle traffic and road length, by road class and road management, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 11.5 KB)

TRA4205: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class, vehicle type and road management: England, latest year (ODS, 16.3 KB)

TRA4206: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by road class, region and road management: England, latest year (ODS, 20.2 KB)

TRA4211: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by vehicle type on roads managed by Highways England, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 10.3 KB)

TRA4212: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) and road length by road type and road management, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 13.1 KB)

TRA4213: Motor vehicle flow and road length (kilometres) by road type and road management, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 12.6 KB)

TRA4214: Proportion of motor vehicle traffic and road length, by road class and road management, as at 1 April of latest year: England (ODS, 11.5 KB)

TRA4215: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class, vehicle type and road management: England, latest year (ODS, 16.4 KB)

TRA4216: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by road class, region and road management: England, latest year (ODS, 20.7 KB)

Traffic by local authority (TRA89)

TRA8901: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by local authority in Great Britain (ODS, 68.5 KB)

TRA8902: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) by local authority and selected vehicle type in Great Britain (ODS, 156 KB)

TRA8903: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle miles) excluding trunk roads by local authority in England (ODS, 52.8 KB)

TRA8904: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by local authority in Great Britain (ODS, 71.7 KB)

TRA8905: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) by local authority and selected vehicle type in Great Britain (ODS, 167 KB)

TRA8906: Motor vehicle traffic (vehicle kilometres) excluding trunk roads by local authority in England (ODS, 55.7 KB)

TRA8907: Motor vehicle flow by local authority in Great Britain, latest year (ODS, 75.2 KB)

Traffic projections (TRA99)

Table TRA9905 has been discontinued, as the information is held elsewhere on GOV.UK. The latest National Road Traffic Projections for England and Wales are available.

Contact us

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Published 5 July 2018
Last updated 28 September 2022 + show all updates
  1. Data tables updated for the 2021 road traffic estimates report.

  2. Data tables updated for the road traffic estimates for Great Britain 2020 report.

  3. Data tables updated for the road traffic estimates for Great Britain 2019 report.

  4. Data tables updated for the annual road traffic estimates release for 2018.

  5. First published.