A-road
A165 traffic and collisions
The A165 is an A-road of 51.2 miles, from City of Kingston upon Hull to North Yorkshire. This page covers its traffic at 23 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 221m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 11,814 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 24,122 B1237 to B1238
- HGV share 3.6% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +0.1% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 484 46.1 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A165?
On an average day in 2025, 11,814 vehicles passed each point on the A165, counting both directions. The busiest section is B1237 to B1238 (City of Kingston upon Hull), with 24,122 a day; the quietest listed is Field Lane, Scarborough to A64, with 8,513.
Busiest sections, 2025
B1237 to B1238 carries 2.0 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B1237 to B1238 City of Kingston upon Hull · 0.9 mi · HGVs 2.1% | 24,122 |
| A1079 to A1165 City of Kingston upon Hull · 0.8 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 22,418 |
| Ings Rd to B1237 City of Kingston upon Hull · 0.9 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 18,792 |
| B1253 to A1038 East Riding of Yorkshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 18,516 |
| A1035 to B1244 East Riding of Yorkshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 6.4% | 18,066 |
| A614 to B1253 East Riding of Yorkshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 3.2% | 16,863 |
| A1033 to Ings Rd City of Kingston upon Hull · 1.6 mi · HGVs 1.9% | 15,336 |
| A1039 Scarborough Road to Near Scarborough Rail Station North Yorkshire · 6.3 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 15,160 |
| Bridlington Bay Road to Road from Bessingby Gate, Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire · 1.6 mi · HGVs 3.6% | 13,816 |
| A171 to Field Lane North Yorkshire · 2.4 mi · HGVs 0.8% | 12,738 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
City of Kingston upon Hull to North Yorkshire · 51.2 miles
A165 traffic and collisions by section
21 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.2 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1079 to A1165City of Kingston upon Hull | 22,418 | 39 |
| 2 | A1165 to Holderness RdCity of Kingston upon Hull | 7,711 | 11 |
| 3 | Witham to A1033City of Kingston upon Hull | 16,044 | 30 |
| 4 | A1033 to Ings RdCity of Kingston upon Hull | 15,336 | 131 |
| 5 | Ings Rd to B1237City of Kingston upon Hull | 18,792 | 42 |
| 6 | B1237 to B1238City of Kingston upon Hull | 24,122 | 18 |
| 7 | B1238 to A1035East Riding of Yorkshire | 8,847 | 26 |
| 8 | A1035 to B1244East Riding of Yorkshire | 18,066 | 7 |
| 9 | Catwick, East Riding of Yorkshire to Wilsthorpe, East Riding of YorkshireEast Riding of Yorkshire | 9,605 | 34 |
| 10 | Bridlington Bay Road and A614 to Moor Lane and A165East Riding of Yorkshire | 9,657 | 5 |
| 11 | Bridlington Bay Road to Road from Bessingby Gate, BridlingtonEast Riding of Yorkshire | 13,816 | 12 |
| 12 | road to Bessingby Gate to A165East Riding of Yorkshire | 9,155 | fewer than 3 |
| 13 | A614 to B1253East Riding of Yorkshire | 16,863 | 3 |
| 14 | B1253 to A1038East Riding of Yorkshire | 18,516 | 6 |
| 15 | A1038 to Seathorne RdEast Riding of Yorkshire | 10,561 | fewer than 3 |
| 16 | Seathorne Rd, Bridlington to A1039East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire | 10,495 | 38 |
| 17 | At A1039North Yorkshire | 13,749 | fewer than 3 |
| 18 | A1039W to A1039 SENorth Yorkshire | 11,998 | 10 |
| 19 | A1039 Scarborough Road to Near Scarborough Rail StationNorth Yorkshire | 15,160 | 30 |
| 20 | A171 to Field LaneNorth Yorkshire | 12,738 | 27 |
| 21 | Field Lane, Scarborough to A64North Yorkshire | 8,513 | fewer than 3 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A165 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A165 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 79.3% of the vehicle miles on the A165. HGVs account for 3.6%, rising to 6.4% on A1035 to B1244.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% |
| 2022 | 4.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% |
| 2025 | 3.6% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A165 traffic trend
Traffic on the A165 came to 221 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is about the same as in 2019, before the pandemic, and up 4.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 20.9% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 182m |
| 2001 | 190m |
| 2002 | 197m |
| 2003 | 203m |
| 2004 | 210m |
| 2005 | 208m |
| 2006 | 217m |
| 2007 | 209m |
| 2008 | 209m |
| 2009 | 209m |
| 2010 | 207m |
| 2011 | 211m |
| 2012 | 208m |
| 2013 | 205m |
| 2014 | 208m |
| 2015 | 211m |
| 2016 | 214m |
| 2017 | 210m |
| 2018 | 211m |
| 2019 | 217m |
| 2020 | 173m |
| 2021 | 192m |
| 2022 | 208m |
| 2023 | 211m |
| 2024 | 219m |
| 2025 | 221m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,018 |
| 2001 | 10,473 |
| 2002 | 10,867 |
| 2003 | 11,209 |
| 2004 | 11,571 |
| 2005 | 11,487 |
| 2006 | 11,955 |
| 2007 | 11,527 |
| 2008 | 11,496 |
| 2009 | 11,500 |
| 2010 | 11,390 |
| 2011 | 11,515 |
| 2012 | 11,167 |
| 2013 | 11,045 |
| 2014 | 11,198 |
| 2015 | 11,354 |
| 2016 | 11,532 |
| 2017 | 11,749 |
| 2018 | 11,646 |
| 2019 | 11,690 |
| 2020 | 9,321 |
| 2021 | 10,379 |
| 2022 | 11,131 |
| 2023 | 11,262 |
| 2024 | 11,725 |
| 2025 | 11,814 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years (62.5% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 2 of the 23 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A165 collisions
Police recorded 484 collisions with the A165 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 130 of them fatal or serious, including 11 fatal. That is 46.1 per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.9 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 23.5% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | 28 |
| 2022 | 71 | 29 |
| 2023 | 80 | 29 |
| 2024 | 74 | 21 |
| 2025 | 55 | 23 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| A1033 to Ings Rd City of Kingston upon Hull · 131 collisions | 326.4 |
| A1079 to A1165 City of Kingston upon Hull · 39 collisions | 147.7 |
| Ings Rd to B1237 City of Kingston upon Hull · 42 collisions | 140.3 |
| A171 to Field Lane North Yorkshire · 27 collisions | 50.0 |
| B1237 to B1238 City of Kingston upon Hull · 18 collisions | 46.9 |
| A1039W to A1039 SE North Yorkshire · 10 collisions | 40.7 |
| Bridlington Bay Road to Road from Bessingby Gate, Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire · 12 collisions | 31.6 |
| Seathorne Rd, Bridlington to A1039 East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 38 collisions | 25.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 70 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A165 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A165
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- City of Kingston upon Hull
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 23 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 484 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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