Trunk A-road
A205 traffic and collisions
The A205 is a trunk A-road of 19.5 miles, from Hounslow to Greenwich. This page covers its traffic at 33 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 166m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 23,253 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 42,000 A2212 to A20
- HGV share 3.4% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −8.8% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 1,348 159.1 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A205?
On an average day in 2025, 23,253 vehicles passed each point on the A205, counting both directions. The busiest section is A2212 to A20 (Lewisham, Greenwich), with 42,000 a day; the quietest listed is A219 to A3, with 15,464.
Busiest sections, 2025
A2212 to A20 carries 1.8 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A2212 to A20 Lewisham, Greenwich · 0.7 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 42,000 |
| A210 to A2 Greenwich · 0.5 mi · HGVs 3.8% | 40,884 |
| A315 to A307 Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames · 0.5 mi · HGVs 3.4% | 32,816 |
| A24 to A23 Lambeth · 1.2 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 29,527 |
| At A2216 Southwark, Lewisham · 0.7 mi · HGVs 3.7% | 27,857 |
| A305 to B306 Richmond upon Thames · 1.4 mi · HGVs 3.9% | 27,712 |
| A23 to A204/A215 roundabout Lambeth · 0.9 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 24,733 |
| A215/A204 roundabout to A2199 Lambeth · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 23,130 |
| A3 Clapham Common North Side to A24 Wandsworth, Lambeth · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 23,041 |
| A2199 to A2216 Southwark · 1.1 mi · HGVs 2.4% | 22,422 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Hounslow to Greenwich · 19.5 miles
A205 traffic and collisions by section
26 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 3 short link roads and spurs (0.6 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A4 to A3000Hounslow | 29,383 | 14 |
| 2 | A3000 to A315Hounslow | 32,936 | 11 |
| 3 | A315 to A307Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames | 32,816 | 26 |
| 4 | A307 to A316Richmond upon Thames | 18,429 | 34 |
| 5 | A316 to A305Richmond upon Thames | 22,517 | 13 |
| 6 | A305 to B306Richmond upon Thames | 27,712 | 105 |
| 7 | B306 to A219Wandsworth | 18,111 | 111 |
| 8 | A219 to A3Wandsworth | 15,464 | 75 |
| 9 | A3 to A205 The AvenueWandsworth | 19,900 | 13 |
| 10 | A3 Clapham Common North Side to A24Wandsworth, Lambeth | 23,041 | 21 |
| 11 | A24 to A23Lambeth | 29,527 | 122 |
| 12 | A23 to A204/A215 roundaboutLambeth | 24,733 | 56 |
| 13 | A215/A204 roundabout to A2199Lambeth | 23,130 | 76 |
| 14 | A2199 to A2216Southwark | 22,422 | 36 |
| 15 | At A2216Southwark, Lewisham | 27,857 | 79 |
| 16 | A2216 to Catford RdLewisham | 18,057 | 132 |
| 17 | Stanstead Rd to A21Lewisham | 35,573 | 68 |
| 18 | A21 to A205Lewisham | 17,399 | 8 |
| 19 | A205 Plassy Road to A2212Lewisham | 19,319 | 101 |
| 20 | A2212 to A20Lewisham, Greenwich | 42,000 | 49 |
| 21 | A205/A20 to A210Greenwich | 38,736 | 20 |
| 22 | A210 to A2Greenwich | 40,884 | 30 |
| 23 | A2 to A208Greenwich | 13,378 | 20 |
| 24 | A205 Rochester Way/A208 to A207Greenwich | 17,588 | 35 |
| 25 | A207 Shooters Hill Rd to A205 John Wilson StGreenwich | 16,217 | 21 |
| 26 | A205 Grand Depot Rd to A2204Greenwich | 18,870 | 18 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A205 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.
A205 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 71.4% of the vehicle miles on the A205. HGVs account for 3.4%, rising to 5.1% on A205 Plassy Road to A2212.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% |
| 2025 | 3.4% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A205 traffic trend
Traffic on the A205 came to 166 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 8.8% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 3.5% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 19.8% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 206m |
| 2001 | 206m |
| 2002 | 206m |
| 2003 | 203m |
| 2004 | 197m |
| 2005 | 191m |
| 2006 | 196m |
| 2007 | 194m |
| 2008 | 190m |
| 2009 | 190m |
| 2010 | 186m |
| 2011 | 176m |
| 2012 | 172m |
| 2013 | 172m |
| 2014 | 169m |
| 2015 | 171m |
| 2016 | 171m |
| 2017 | 180m |
| 2018 | 182m |
| 2019 | 182m |
| 2020 | 156m |
| 2021 | 167m |
| 2022 | 172m |
| 2023 | 174m |
| 2024 | 168m |
| 2025 | 166m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,968 |
| 2001 | 28,978 |
| 2002 | 28,962 |
| 2003 | 28,497 |
| 2004 | 27,650 |
| 2005 | 26,779 |
| 2006 | 27,499 |
| 2007 | 27,267 |
| 2008 | 26,708 |
| 2009 | 26,712 |
| 2010 | 26,178 |
| 2011 | 24,764 |
| 2012 | 24,219 |
| 2013 | 24,168 |
| 2014 | 23,759 |
| 2015 | 24,047 |
| 2016 | 23,953 |
| 2017 | 25,243 |
| 2018 | 25,485 |
| 2019 | 25,506 |
| 2020 | 21,884 |
| 2021 | 23,448 |
| 2022 | 24,224 |
| 2023 | 24,432 |
| 2024 | 23,665 |
| 2025 | 23,253 |
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, 13 of the 33 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A205 collisions
Police recorded 1,348 collisions with the A205 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 262 of them fatal or serious, including 5 fatal. That is 159.1 per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 13.8 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 10.2% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 235 | 48 |
| 2022 | 229 | 51 |
| 2023 | 240 | 48 |
| 2024 | 191 | 52 |
| 2025 | 191 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A219 to A3 Wandsworth · 75 collisions | 364.0 |
| B306 to A219 Wandsworth · 111 collisions | 284.3 |
| A2216 to Catford Rd Lewisham · 132 collisions | 280.4 |
| A215/A204 roundabout to A2199 Lambeth · 76 collisions | 231.6 |
| At A2216 Southwark, Lewisham · 79 collisions | 222.2 |
| A24 to A23 Lambeth · 122 collisions | 190.9 |
| A205 Plassy Road to A2212 Lewisham · 101 collisions | 186.0 |
| A205 Rochester Way/A208 to A207 Greenwich · 35 collisions | 149.8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 255 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A205 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. 96.0% of the collisions could be placed on a section. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A205
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Hounslow
- Richmond upon Thames
- Wandsworth
- Lambeth
- Southwark
- Lewisham
- Greenwich
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 | 33 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 1,348 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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