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A22 traffic and collisions
The A22 is an A-road of 47.5 miles, from Croydon to East Sussex. This page covers its traffic at 25 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 336m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 19,381 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 40,349 A295 to A27(T)
- HGV share 3.3% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −1.4% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 539 33.3 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A22?
On an average day in 2025, 19,381 vehicles passed each point on the A22, counting both directions. The busiest section is A295 to A27(T) (East Sussex), with 40,349 a day; the quietest listed is A275 to A272, with 9,937.
Busiest sections, 2025
A295 to A27(T) carries 2.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A295 to A27(T) East Sussex · 1.8 mi · HGVs 2.8% | 40,349 |
| A27 to B2191 East Sussex · 1.9 mi · HGVs 1.8% | 37,805 |
| B2208 Croydon Rd to M25 Surrey · 3.2 mi · HGVs 3.0% | 33,965 |
| A271 to A295 East Sussex · 1.9 mi · HGVs 2.9% | 29,997 |
| M25 to A25 Surrey · 1.0 mi · HGVs 3.9% | 25,885 |
| At A26 East Sussex · 3.0 mi · HGVs 3.4% | 22,730 |
| B2124 to Coldharbour Road East Sussex · 2.1 mi · HGVs 3.2% | 22,176 |
| A272 to A26 East Sussex · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 21,673 |
| A22 Station Rd to A264 Copthorne Rd West Sussex · 1.2 mi · HGVs 2.9% | 19,582 |
| A2022 to B2208 Croydon Rd Croydon, Surrey · 3.3 mi · HGVs 4.7% | 16,949 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Croydon to East Sussex · 47.5 miles
A22 traffic and collisions by section
21 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 2 short link roads and spurs (0.4 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A23 to A2022Croydon | 27,687 | 33 |
| 2 | A2022 to B2208 Croydon RdCroydon, Surrey | 16,949 | 57 |
| 3 | B2208 Croydon Rd to M25Surrey | 33,965 | 42 |
| 4 | M25 to A25Surrey | 25,885 | 21 |
| 5 | A25 to A264Surrey | 11,842 | 63 |
| 6 | A22 Station Rd to A264 Copthorne RdWest Sussex | 19,582 | 27 |
| 7 | A22 Station Road to A264West Sussex | 19,341 | 6 |
| 8 | A264 to A22 Beeching WayWest Sussex | 19,341 | 3 |
| 9 | A22 SPLIT to B2110West Sussex | 15,333 | fewer than 3 |
| 10 | B2110 to Woodbury CloseWest Sussex | 16,997 | 5 |
| 11 | Woodbury Close, East Grinstead to A275West Sussex, East Sussex | 16,043 | 36 |
| 12 | A275 to A272East Sussex | 9,937 | 34 |
| 13 | A272 to A26East Sussex | 21,673 | 5 |
| 14 | At A26East Sussex | 22,730 | 25 |
| 15 | A26 to B2124East Sussex | 14,687 | 43 |
| 16 | B2124 to Coldharbour RoadEast Sussex | 22,176 | 29 |
| 17 | Coldharbour Road to A267East Sussex | 25,660 | 10 |
| 18 | A271 to A295East Sussex | 29,997 | 21 |
| 19 | A295 to A27(T)East Sussex | 40,349 | 27 |
| 20 | A27 to B2191East Sussex | 37,805 | 31 |
| 21 | B2191 to A2290East Sussex | 33,583 | 13 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A22 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.
A22 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 77.0% of the vehicle miles on the A22. HGVs account for 3.3%, rising to 4.7% on A2022 to B2208 Croydon Rd.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% |
| 2002 | 4.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 3.3% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A22 traffic trend
Traffic on the A22 came to 336 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 1.4% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 1.4% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 1.9% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 299m |
| 2001 | 307m |
| 2002 | 310m |
| 2003 | 334m |
| 2004 | 341m |
| 2005 | 324m |
| 2006 | 334m |
| 2007 | 335m |
| 2008 | 325m |
| 2009 | 317m |
| 2010 | 315m |
| 2011 | 314m |
| 2012 | 308m |
| 2013 | 306m |
| 2014 | 313m |
| 2015 | 324m |
| 2016 | 330m |
| 2017 | 334m |
| 2018 | 338m |
| 2019 | 341m |
| 2020 | 263m |
| 2021 | 298m |
| 2022 | 324m |
| 2023 | 330m |
| 2024 | 333m |
| 2025 | 336m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,171 |
| 2001 | 18,690 |
| 2002 | 18,860 |
| 2003 | 19,592 |
| 2004 | 20,018 |
| 2005 | 19,023 |
| 2006 | 19,564 |
| 2007 | 19,624 |
| 2008 | 19,054 |
| 2009 | 18,601 |
| 2010 | 18,484 |
| 2011 | 18,437 |
| 2012 | 18,077 |
| 2013 | 17,931 |
| 2014 | 18,377 |
| 2015 | 18,985 |
| 2016 | 19,374 |
| 2017 | 19,588 |
| 2018 | 19,568 |
| 2019 | 19,649 |
| 2020 | 15,185 |
| 2021 | 17,176 |
| 2022 | 18,668 |
| 2023 | 19,004 |
| 2024 | 19,182 |
| 2025 | 19,381 |
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, 5 of the 25 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A22 collisions
Police recorded 539 collisions with the A22 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 130 of them fatal or serious, including 5 fatal. That is 33.3 per 100 million vehicle miles, close to the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 2.3 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 36.4% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | 17 |
| 2022 | 80 | 38 |
| 2023 | 79 | 26 |
| 2024 | 79 | 29 |
| 2025 | 100 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A22 Station Rd to A264 Copthorne Rd West Sussex · 27 collisions | 58.6 |
| A2022 to B2208 Croydon Rd Croydon, Surrey · 57 collisions | 58.3 |
| M25 to A25 Surrey · 21 collisions | 42.7 |
| A25 to A264 Surrey · 63 collisions | 37.6 |
| B2124 to Coldharbour Road East Sussex · 29 collisions | 35.4 |
| A275 to A272 East Sussex · 34 collisions | 32.5 |
| Woodbury Close, East Grinstead to A275 West Sussex, East Sussex · 36 collisions | 28.5 |
| A26 to B2124 East Sussex · 43 collisions | 27.8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 68 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A22 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 A22
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Croydon
- Surrey
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
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 | 25 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 539 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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