Trunk A-road
A453 traffic and collisions
The A453 is a trunk A-road of 31.2 miles, from Staffordshire to Nottingham. This page covers its traffic at 31 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 273m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 23,928 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 48,858 C1 Crusader Roundabout to A453 split
- HGV share 5.8% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −2.2% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 293 22.9 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A453?
On an average day in 2025, 23,928 vehicles passed each point on the A453, counting both directions. The busiest section is C1 Crusader Roundabout to A453 split (Nottingham), with 48,858 a day; the quietest listed is A42 to C road to Breedon Hill, with 3,449.
Busiest sections, 2025
C1 Crusader Roundabout to A453 split carries 2.0 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| C1 Crusader Roundabout to A453 split Nottingham · 1.6 mi · HGVs 6.0% | 48,858 |
| M1 to C1 Crusader Roundabout Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham · 7.6 mi · HGVs 8.5% | 39,010 |
| Junction where A6 and A453 meet (Just 300 metres NW of Mole Hill Farm) to M1 Juntion 24 Leicestershire · 0.9 mi · HGVs 8.7% | 32,810 |
| Junction A34/A453 to M6 Overpass Birmingham · 0.9 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 31,393 |
| Roundabout with A453 and A42 (Just NW of Donington Park Services) to Junction where A6 and A453 meet (Just 300 metres NW of Mole Hill Farm) Leicestershire · 0.7 mi · HGVs 11.1% | 26,746 |
| A52 to A6008 Nottingham · 1.8 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 21,914 |
| A38 to B4148 Whitehouse Common Staffordshire, Birmingham · 1.2 mi · HGVs 2.1% | 18,986 |
| A38/A446 to A5 spur Staffordshire · 3.2 mi · HGVs 1.5% | 18,674 |
| A452 to B4138 Birmingham · 1.9 mi · HGVs 0.8% | 17,543 |
| roundabout west of Ventura Park Road roundabout to A5 spur Staffordshire · 0.7 mi · HGVs 3.0% | 13,572 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Staffordshire to Nottingham · 31.2 miles in 2 stretches
A453 traffic and collisions by section
24 sections between junctions, in route order (2 separate stretches). Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 4 short link roads and spurs (0.8 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A513/B5493 to A453 Bolebridge StStaffordshire · stretch 1 | 13,471 | 4 |
| 2 | A453 Riverdrive to A453 SaxondriveStaffordshire · stretch 1 | 10,410 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | A453 Ankerdrive to A4091Staffordshire · stretch 1 | 25,722 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | A4091 to A51Staffordshire · stretch 1 | 28,052 | 4 |
| 5 | A51 to roundabout west of Ventura Park Road roundaboutStaffordshire · stretch 1 | 15,065 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | roundabout west of Ventura Park Road roundabout to A5 spurStaffordshire · stretch 1 | 13,572 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | A5 mid-junction to A453Staffordshire · stretch 1 | 16,123 | 0 |
| 8 | A453 to A5 mid-junctionStaffordshire · stretch 1 | 16,123 | fewer than 3 |
| 9 | A38/A446 to A5 spurStaffordshire · stretch 1 | 18,674 | 10 |
| 10 | A38 to B4148 Whitehouse CommonStaffordshire, Birmingham · stretch 1 | 18,986 | 4 |
| 11 | B4148 Whitehouse Common to A5127Birmingham · stretch 1 | 13,083 | 5 |
| 12 | A5127 to A452Birmingham · stretch 1 | 9,286 | 15 |
| 13 | A452 to B4138Birmingham · stretch 1 | 17,543 | 58 |
| 14 | B4138 to M6Birmingham · stretch 1 | 31,349 | 11 |
| 15 | Junction A34/A453 to M6 OverpassBirmingham · stretch 1 | 31,393 | 35 |
| 16 | A42 to C road to Breedon HillLeicestershire · stretch 2 | 3,449 | fewer than 3 |
| 17 | A453 Moor Lane to C road to Castle DoningtonLeicestershire · stretch 2 | 6,061 | 6 |
| 18 | C-road to Castle Donnington to A453/A42Leicestershire · stretch 2 | 7,864 | 9 |
| 19 | Roundabout with A453 and A42 (Just NW of Donington Park Services) to Junction where A6 and A453 meet (Just 300 metres NW of Mole Hill Farm)Leicestershire · stretch 2 | 26,746 | 6 |
| 20 | Junction where A6 and A453 meet (Just 300 metres NW of Mole Hill Farm) to M1 Juntion 24Leicestershire · stretch 2 | 32,810 | 10 |
| 21 | M1 to C1 Crusader RoundaboutLeicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham · stretch 2 | 39,010 | 23 |
| 22 | C1 Crusader Roundabout to A453 splitNottingham · stretch 2 | 48,858 | 27 |
| 23 | A453 split to A52Nottingham · stretch 2 | 24,895 | 9 |
| 24 | A52 to A6008Nottingham · stretch 2 | 21,914 | 37 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A453 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.
A453 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 77.6% of the vehicle miles on the A453. HGVs account for 5.8%, rising to 11.1% on Roundabout with A453 and A42 (Just NW of Donington Park Services) to Junction where A6 and A453 meet (Just 300 metres NW of Mole Hill Farm).
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% |
| 2001 | 6.8% |
| 2002 | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8% |
| 2024 | 5.9% |
| 2025 | 5.8% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A453 traffic trend
Traffic on the A453 came to 273 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 2.2% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 14.8% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 18.3% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 195m |
| 2001 | 197m |
| 2002 | 198m |
| 2003 | 201m |
| 2004 | 204m |
| 2005 | 203m |
| 2006 | 207m |
| 2007 | 199m |
| 2008 | 198m |
| 2009 | 198m |
| 2010 | 194m |
| 2011 | 195m |
| 2012 | 198m |
| 2013 | 193m |
| 2014 | 198m |
| 2015 | 204m |
| 2016 | 216m |
| 2017 | 240m |
| 2018 | 234m |
| 2019 | 263m |
| 2020 | 190m |
| 2021 | 224m |
| 2022 | 250m |
| 2023 | 252m |
| 2024 | 279m |
| 2025 | 273m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,399 |
| 2001 | 18,587 |
| 2002 | 18,808 |
| 2003 | 19,082 |
| 2004 | 19,308 |
| 2005 | 19,252 |
| 2006 | 19,629 |
| 2007 | 18,825 |
| 2008 | 18,749 |
| 2009 | 18,737 |
| 2010 | 18,404 |
| 2011 | 18,490 |
| 2012 | 18,799 |
| 2013 | 18,337 |
| 2014 | 18,733 |
| 2015 | 19,300 |
| 2016 | 20,363 |
| 2017 | 22,323 |
| 2018 | 21,515 |
| 2019 | 23,785 |
| 2020 | 17,139 |
| 2021 | 19,587 |
| 2022 | 21,914 |
| 2023 | 22,139 |
| 2024 | 24,526 |
| 2025 | 23,928 |
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 (75.0% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 7 of the 31 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A453 collisions
Police recorded 293 collisions with the A453 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 70 of them fatal or serious, including 8 fatal. That is 22.9 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.9 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 38.0% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 10 |
| 2022 | 42 | 10 |
| 2023 | 40 | 15 |
| 2024 | 49 | 18 |
| 2025 | 53 | 16 |
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 A34/A453 to M6 Overpass Birmingham · 35 collisions | 115.1 |
| A452 to B4138 Birmingham · 58 collisions | 103.8 |
| A5127 to A452 Birmingham · 15 collisions | 70.2 |
| A52 to A6008 Nottingham · 37 collisions | 53.1 |
| Junction where A6 and A453 meet (Just 300 metres NW of Mole Hill Farm) to M1 Juntion 24 Leicestershire · 10 collisions | 24.3 |
| C1 Crusader Roundabout to A453 split Nottingham · 27 collisions | 20.7 |
| A38/A446 to A5 spur Staffordshire · 10 collisions | 9.5 |
| M1 to C1 Crusader Roundabout Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham · 23 collisions | 4.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 47 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A453 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 A453
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Staffordshire
- Birmingham
- Leicestershire
- Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham
Planned closures on the A453 in England
National Highways has 7 planned closures on the A453 between 16 September 2026 and 30 September 2026, all of them starting in that period. 3 close a carriageway rather than a lane or slip road, and 7 start between 7pm and 6am.
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Lane or slip A453 lane closure southbound
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Carriageway M1 northbound Jct 23a entry slip road closure
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Lane or slip A453 lane closure southbound
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Carriageway M1 northbound Jct 23a entry slip road closure
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Carriageway M1 northbound Jct 23a entry slip road closure
2 more planned closures in this period are not shown.
Planned closures only: National Highways can cancel or change them, and closures caused by incidents are not shown. Council roads in England are not covered. Roadworks and closures across the UK
Source:National Highways 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 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 | 31 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 293 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Planned closures | Transport Data Feeds (DATEX II) National Highways | 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 | 2,304 planned closure schemes | 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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