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A183 traffic and collisions
The A183 is an A-road of 18.3 miles, from Durham to South Tyneside. This page covers its traffic at 21 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 83m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 12,395 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 20,654 At A183 A182 roundabout
- HGV share 1.2% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −2.8% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 148 36.5 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A183?
On an average day in 2025, 12,395 vehicles passed each point on the A183, counting both directions. The busiest section is At A183 A182 roundabout (Sunderland), with 20,654 a day; the quietest listed is B1291 Dykelands Rd to A1300, with 8,424.
Busiest sections, 2025
At A183 A182 roundabout carries 1.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| At A183 A182 roundabout Sunderland · 0.6 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 20,654 |
| ROSE STREET WEST to A19(T) Sunderland · 1.6 mi · HGVs 1.5% | 17,440 |
| Sevenoaks Drive roundabout to Pennywell Road roundabout Sunderland · 0.7 mi · HGVs 0.4% | 15,789 |
| Pennywell Rd to B1405 Sunderland · 1.2 mi · HGVs 0.4% | 14,895 |
| A182 to ROSE STREET WEST Sunderland · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 13,902 |
| B1405 to A183 Western Hill Sunderland · 0.5 mi · HGVs 0.6% | 11,548 |
| A1(M) to A1052 Durham · 1.4 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 11,247 |
| A1052 to A182 Durham, Sunderland · 1.9 mi · HGVs 1.5% | 10,589 |
| Beach Rd to B1303 South Tyneside · 0.6 mi · HGVs 0.5% | 9,792 |
| B1303 to A194 South Tyneside · 0.5 mi · HGVs 0.5% | 9,695 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Durham to South Tyneside · 18.3 miles
A183 traffic and collisions by section
17 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 2 short link roads and spurs (0.2 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Show all 17 sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1(M) to A1052Durham | 11,247 | 3 |
| 2 | A1052 to A182Durham, Sunderland | 10,589 | 5 |
| 3 | At A183 A182 roundaboutSunderland | 20,654 | 5 |
| 4 | A182 to ROSE STREET WESTSunderland | 13,902 | 5 |
| 5 | ROSE STREET WEST to A19(T)Sunderland | 17,440 | 10 |
| 6 | A19(T) to Pennywell RdSunderland | 39,090 | 13 |
| 7 | Sevenoaks Drive roundabout to Pennywell Road roundaboutSunderland | 15,789 | 5 |
| 8 | Pennywell Rd to B1405Sunderland | 14,895 | 18 |
| 9 | B1405 to A183 Western HillSunderland | 11,548 | 11 |
| 10 | A183 Western Hill to A183 The RoyaltySunderland | 6,990 | fewer than 3 |
| 11 | A183 The Royalty to A1231Sunderland | 7,843 | 8 |
| 12 | A1231 to A1018Sunderland | 29,994 | 5 |
| 13 | A1018 to B1291 Dykelands RdSunderland | 8,677 | 14 |
| 14 | B1291 Dykelands Rd to A1300Sunderland, South Tyneside | 8,424 | 18 |
| 15 | A1300 to Beach RdSouth Tyneside | 9,568 | 12 |
| 16 | Beach Rd to B1303South Tyneside | 9,792 | 7 |
| 17 | B1303 to A194South Tyneside | 9,695 | 5 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A183 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.
A183 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 84.8% of the vehicle miles on the A183. HGVs account for 1.2%.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.2% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A183 traffic trend
Traffic on the A183 came to 82.8 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 2.8% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 7.9% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 6.2% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 81m |
| 2001 | 82m |
| 2002 | 84m |
| 2003 | 85m |
| 2004 | 87m |
| 2005 | 84m |
| 2006 | 86m |
| 2007 | 84m |
| 2008 | 83m |
| 2009 | 80m |
| 2010 | 81m |
| 2011 | 79m |
| 2012 | 78m |
| 2013 | 78m |
| 2014 | 79m |
| 2015 | 79m |
| 2016 | 76m |
| 2017 | 75m |
| 2018 | 79m |
| 2019 | 83m |
| 2020 | 64m |
| 2021 | 76m |
| 2022 | 80m |
| 2023 | 84m |
| 2024 | 83m |
| 2025 | 83m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,254 |
| 2001 | 12,329 |
| 2002 | 12,603 |
| 2003 | 12,830 |
| 2004 | 13,124 |
| 2005 | 12,643 |
| 2006 | 13,029 |
| 2007 | 12,984 |
| 2008 | 12,829 |
| 2009 | 12,408 |
| 2010 | 12,516 |
| 2011 | 12,257 |
| 2012 | 12,094 |
| 2013 | 12,022 |
| 2014 | 12,210 |
| 2015 | 12,223 |
| 2016 | 11,725 |
| 2017 | 11,598 |
| 2018 | 11,882 |
| 2019 | 12,194 |
| 2020 | 9,493 |
| 2021 | 11,034 |
| 2022 | 11,633 |
| 2023 | 12,272 |
| 2024 | 12,109 |
| 2025 | 12,395 |
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 (80.9% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 3 of the 21 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A183 collisions
Police recorded 148 collisions with the A183 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 33 of them fatal or serious, including 3 fatal. That is 36.5 per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.6 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 7.4% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | 5 |
| 2022 | 32 | 7 |
| 2023 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 20 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A1300 to Beach Rd South Tyneside · 12 collisions | 156.2 |
| B1405 to A183 Western Hill Sunderland · 11 collisions | 107.6 |
| A1018 to B1291 Dykelands Rd Sunderland · 14 collisions | 56.4 |
| Pennywell Rd to B1405 Sunderland · 18 collisions | 54.9 |
| B1291 Dykelands Rd to A1300 Sunderland, South Tyneside · 18 collisions | 37.0 |
| ROSE STREET WEST to A19(T) Sunderland · 10 collisions | 20.7 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 35 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A183 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 A183
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Durham
- Sunderland
- South Tyneside
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 | 21 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 148 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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