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A454 traffic and collisions
The A454 is an A-road of 27.2 miles, from Birmingham to Shropshire. This page covers its traffic at 15 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 159m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 16,035 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 53,148 M6 to A463
- HGV share 4.9% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +2.0% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 230 31.0 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A454?
On an average day in 2025, 16,035 vehicles passed each point on the A454, counting both directions. The busiest section is M6 to A463 (Walsall), with 53,148 a day; the quietest listed is B4363 to A458, with 4,141.
Busiest sections, 2025
M6 to A463 carries 3.3 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| M6 to A463 Walsall · 1.7 mi · HGVs 8.6% | 53,148 |
| A463 to B4464 Walsall · 1.1 mi · HGVs 7.5% | 32,999 |
| B4464 to A4150 Wolverhampton · 2.3 mi · HGVs 6.2% | 31,991 |
| A4148 to M6 Walsall · 1.2 mi · HGVs 4.9% | 22,424 |
| Erdington Rd to A461 Walsall · 3.4 mi · HGVs 2.9% | 15,035 |
| A452 to Erdington Rd Walsall · 0.9 mi · HGVs 1.9% | 10,330 |
| A41 to B4176 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Shropshire · 7.7 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 9,910 |
| B4176 to B4363 Shropshire · 4.5 mi · HGVs 2.9% | 8,986 |
| Little Aston Hall Drive to A452 Staffordshire · 0.8 mi · HGVs 1.8% | 8,618 |
| A5127 to A4026 Birmingham, Staffordshire · 2.2 mi · HGVs 0.9% | 7,729 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Birmingham to Shropshire · 27.2 miles
A454 traffic and collisions by section
12 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 | A5127 to A4026Birmingham, Staffordshire | 7,729 | 8 |
| 2 | A4026 to Little Aston Hall DriveStaffordshire | 9,566 | 0 |
| 3 | Little Aston Hall Drive to A452Staffordshire | 8,618 | 3 |
| 4 | A452 to Erdington RdWalsall | 10,330 | 5 |
| 5 | Erdington Rd to A461Walsall | 15,035 | 26 |
| 6 | A4148 to M6Walsall | 22,424 | 26 |
| 7 | M6 to A463Walsall | 53,148 | 22 |
| 8 | A463 to B4464Walsall | 32,999 | 10 |
| 9 | B4464 to A4150Wolverhampton | 31,991 | 72 |
| 10 | A41 to B4176Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Shropshire | 9,910 | 40 |
| 11 | B4176 to B4363Shropshire | 8,986 | 16 |
| 12 | B4363 to A458Shropshire | 4,141 | 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 A454 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.
A454 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 79.5% of the vehicle miles on the A454. HGVs account for 4.9%, rising to 8.6% on M6 to A463.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% |
| 2005 | 6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% |
| 2024 | 5.2% |
| 2025 | 4.9% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A454 traffic trend
Traffic on the A454 came to 159 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 2.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 10.1% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 19.7% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 135m |
| 2001 | 140m |
| 2002 | 140m |
| 2003 | 145m |
| 2004 | 142m |
| 2005 | 146m |
| 2006 | 146m |
| 2007 | 144m |
| 2008 | 139m |
| 2009 | 139m |
| 2010 | 137m |
| 2011 | 138m |
| 2012 | 139m |
| 2013 | 139m |
| 2014 | 142m |
| 2015 | 139m |
| 2016 | 144m |
| 2017 | 147m |
| 2018 | 148m |
| 2019 | 155m |
| 2020 | 122m |
| 2021 | 136m |
| 2022 | 146m |
| 2023 | 149m |
| 2024 | 153m |
| 2025 | 159m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,726 |
| 2001 | 14,245 |
| 2002 | 14,277 |
| 2003 | 14,714 |
| 2004 | 14,496 |
| 2005 | 14,830 |
| 2006 | 14,853 |
| 2007 | 14,646 |
| 2008 | 14,166 |
| 2009 | 14,177 |
| 2010 | 13,928 |
| 2011 | 14,076 |
| 2012 | 14,158 |
| 2013 | 14,151 |
| 2014 | 14,443 |
| 2015 | 14,146 |
| 2016 | 14,625 |
| 2017 | 14,958 |
| 2018 | 15,023 |
| 2019 | 15,716 |
| 2020 | 12,396 |
| 2021 | 13,781 |
| 2022 | 14,808 |
| 2023 | 15,107 |
| 2024 | 15,504 |
| 2025 | 16,035 |
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, 3 of the 15 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A454 collisions
Police recorded 230 collisions with the A454 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 49 of them fatal or serious, including 3 fatal. That is 31.0 per 100 million vehicle miles, close to the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.7 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 32.2% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | 12 |
| 2022 | 40 | 12 |
| 2023 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 33 | 8 |
| 2025 | 31 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A4148 to M6 Walsall · 26 collisions | 264.7 |
| B4464 to A4150 Wolverhampton · 72 collisions | 55.5 |
| Erdington Rd to A461 Walsall · 26 collisions | 30.3 |
| A41 to B4176 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Shropshire · 40 collisions | 30.3 |
| B4176 to B4363 Shropshire · 16 collisions | 22.6 |
| A463 to B4464 Walsall · 10 collisions | 15.6 |
| M6 to A463 Walsall · 22 collisions | 14.7 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 32 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A454 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 A454
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Birmingham
- Staffordshire
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton
- Shropshire
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 | 15 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 230 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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