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A269 traffic and collisions
The A269 is an A-road of 7.2 miles, in East Sussex. This page covers its traffic at 6 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 28m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 10,631 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 12,173 Junction at A271/A269 (Boreham Bridge Cottages) to Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm
- HGV share 1.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +22.8% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 79 58.7 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A269?
On an average day in 2025, 10,631 vehicles passed each point on the A269, counting both directions. The busiest section is Junction at A271/A269 (Boreham Bridge Cottages) to Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm (East Sussex), with 12,173 a day; the quietest listed is Junction between A269 (London Road) and A2690 to Junction between A2036 and A269, with 4,795.
Busiest sections, 2025
Junction at A271/A269 (Boreham Bridge Cottages) to Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm carries 1.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| Junction at A271/A269 (Boreham Bridge Cottages) to Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm East Sussex · 4.0 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 12,173 |
| Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm to Junction at A2036/A269/B2182 East Sussex · 1.3 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 11,410 |
| B2182 to A259 East Sussex · 0.5 mi · HGVs 0.5% | 9,465 |
| B2098 roundabout to B2182 East Sussex · 0.5 mi · HGVs 0.4% | 5,151 |
| Junction between A269 (London Road) and A2690 to Junction between A2036 and A269 East Sussex · 0.6 mi · HGVs 2.4% | 4,795 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In East Sussex · 7.2 miles
A269 traffic and collisions by section
6 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junction at A271/A269 (Boreham Bridge Cottages) to Junction at A2691/A269 near High House FarmEast Sussex | 12,173 | 37 |
| 2 | Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm to Junction at A2036/A269/B2182East Sussex | 11,410 | 16 |
| 3 | Junction between A269 (London Road) and A2690 to Junction between A2036 and A269East Sussex | 4,795 | 12 |
| 4 | A259 to B2098East Sussex | 9,445 | 6 |
| 5 | B2098 roundabout to B2182East Sussex | 5,151 | 4 |
| 6 | B2182 to A259East Sussex | 9,465 | 4 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A269 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.
A269 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 79.5% of the vehicle miles on the A269. HGVs account for 1.1%, rising to 2.4% on Junction between A269 (London Road) and A2690 to Junction between A2036 and A269.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A269 traffic trend
Traffic on the A269 came to 27.9 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 22.8% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 0.8% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 7.0% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 25m |
| 2001 | 25m |
| 2002 | 26m |
| 2003 | 27m |
| 2004 | 26m |
| 2005 | 26m |
| 2006 | 25m |
| 2007 | 25m |
| 2008 | 24m |
| 2009 | 24m |
| 2010 | 24m |
| 2011 | 23m |
| 2012 | 23m |
| 2013 | 23m |
| 2014 | 24m |
| 2015 | 24m |
| 2016 | 24m |
| 2017 | 25m |
| 2018 | 23m |
| 2019 | 23m |
| 2020 | 23m |
| 2021 | 25m |
| 2022 | 27m |
| 2023 | 27m |
| 2024 | 28m |
| 2025 | 28m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,475 |
| 2001 | 9,512 |
| 2002 | 9,869 |
| 2003 | 9,958 |
| 2004 | 9,787 |
| 2005 | 9,681 |
| 2006 | 9,312 |
| 2007 | 9,259 |
| 2008 | 9,006 |
| 2009 | 8,980 |
| 2010 | 8,833 |
| 2011 | 8,796 |
| 2012 | 8,680 |
| 2013 | 8,714 |
| 2014 | 8,961 |
| 2015 | 9,072 |
| 2016 | 8,964 |
| 2017 | 9,315 |
| 2018 | 8,672 |
| 2019 | 8,659 |
| 2020 | 8,578 |
| 2021 | 9,450 |
| 2022 | 10,178 |
| 2023 | 10,386 |
| 2024 | 10,530 |
| 2025 | 10,631 |
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 6 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A269 collisions
Police recorded 79 collisions with the A269 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 25 of them fatal or serious. That is 58.7 per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 2.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 15.8% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 13 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Junction between A269 (London Road) and A2690 to Junction between A2036 and A269 East Sussex · 12 collisions | 236.0 |
| Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm to Junction at A2036/A269/B2182 East Sussex · 16 collisions | 61.1 |
| Junction at A271/A269 (Boreham Bridge Cottages) to Junction at A2691/A269 near High House Farm East Sussex · 37 collisions | 43.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 16 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A269 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. 100.0% of the collisions could be placed on a section. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A269
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- 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 | 6 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 79 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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