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A198 traffic and collisions
The A198 is an A-road of 22.4 miles, in East Lothian. This page covers its traffic at 10 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 40m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 4,883 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 20,257 B1361/B6371 to A1
- HGV share 2.7% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −6.0% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 28 14.6 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A198?
On an average day in 2025, 4,883 vehicles passed each point on the A198, counting both directions. The busiest section is B1361/B6371 to A1 (East Lothian), with 20,257 a day; the quietest listed is A1 to B1346 Law Road, with 2,331.
Busiest sections, 2025
B1361/B6371 to A1 carries 4.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B1361/B6371 to A1 East Lothian · 0.6 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 20,257 |
| B1377 to B1361/B6371 East Lothian · 2.9 mi · HGVs 3.6% | 9,346 |
| B1346 Station Hill to B1345 East Lothian · 1.5 mi · HGVs 1.4% | 8,416 |
| B1345 to B1345 (south) East Lothian · 1.1 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 6,796 |
| Duncur Rd to West Links Rd East Lothian · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.4% | 6,288 |
| B1345 (south) to Duncur Rd East Lothian · 1.2 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 4,775 |
| B1346 Law Road to B1346 Station Hill East Lothian · 0.5 mi · HGVs 0.6% | 4,506 |
| West Links Rd, Gullane to A6137 East Lothian · 2.4 mi · HGVs 3.6% | 3,935 |
| A6137 to B1377 East Lothian · 3.3 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 2,748 |
| A1 to B1346 Law Road East Lothian · 8.2 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 2,331 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In East Lothian · 22.4 miles
A198 traffic and collisions by section
10 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 to B1346 Law RoadEast Lothian | 2,331 | fewer than 3 |
| 2 | B1346 Law Road to B1346 Station HillEast Lothian | 4,506 | 0 |
| 3 | B1346 Station Hill to B1345East Lothian | 8,416 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | B1345 to B1345 (south)East Lothian | 6,796 | 0 |
| 5 | B1345 (south) to Duncur RdEast Lothian | 4,775 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | Duncur Rd to West Links RdEast Lothian | 6,288 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | West Links Rd, Gullane to A6137East Lothian | 3,935 | fewer than 3 |
| 8 | A6137 to B1377East Lothian | 2,748 | 3 |
| 9 | B1377 to B1361/B6371East Lothian | 9,346 | 12 |
| 10 | B1361/B6371 to A1East Lothian | 20,257 | 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 A198 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.
A198 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 78.0% of the vehicle miles on the A198. HGVs account for 2.7%, rising to 4.2% on A1 to B1346 Law Road.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 2.7% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A198 traffic trend
Traffic on the A198 came to 39.9 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 6.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 2.2% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 0.8% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 40m |
| 2001 | 40m |
| 2002 | 41m |
| 2003 | 42m |
| 2004 | 41m |
| 2005 | 41m |
| 2006 | 43m |
| 2007 | 42m |
| 2008 | 41m |
| 2009 | 41m |
| 2010 | 41m |
| 2011 | 41m |
| 2012 | 38m |
| 2013 | 38m |
| 2014 | 39m |
| 2015 | 39m |
| 2016 | 40m |
| 2017 | 42m |
| 2018 | 42m |
| 2019 | 43m |
| 2020 | 32m |
| 2021 | 35m |
| 2022 | 38m |
| 2023 | 39m |
| 2024 | 40m |
| 2025 | 40m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,920 |
| 2001 | 4,942 |
| 2002 | 5,057 |
| 2003 | 5,187 |
| 2004 | 5,027 |
| 2005 | 5,067 |
| 2006 | 5,202 |
| 2007 | 5,165 |
| 2008 | 5,016 |
| 2009 | 5,039 |
| 2010 | 4,973 |
| 2011 | 5,041 |
| 2012 | 4,696 |
| 2013 | 4,658 |
| 2014 | 4,761 |
| 2015 | 4,778 |
| 2016 | 4,881 |
| 2017 | 5,148 |
| 2018 | 5,156 |
| 2019 | 5,193 |
| 2020 | 3,927 |
| 2021 | 4,326 |
| 2022 | 4,662 |
| 2023 | 4,760 |
| 2024 | 4,830 |
| 2025 | 4,883 |
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. In 2025, 0 of the 10 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A198 collisions
Police recorded 28 collisions with the A198 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 12 of them fatal or serious. That is 14.6 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.3 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 57.1% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| B1377 to B1361/B6371 East Lothian · 12 collisions | 25.2 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A198
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- East Lothian
Roadworks on the A198 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 13 sets of roadworks on the A198 in Scotland, 8 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A198 Section 1d Banton To Church Street Roundabout, Tranent
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A198 Section 04 From Bankton Roundabout To Meadowmill Roundabout, Tranent
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A198 Bankton Roundabout, Blindwells
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A198 Section 1g Church Street Roundabout, Tranent
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A198 Section 23 Green Craigs To The Pleasance, Aberlady
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A198 Section 27 Gullane Road To Luffness House Access, Aberlady
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
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 | 10 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 28 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 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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