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A459 traffic and collisions
The A459 is an A-road of 11.3 miles, from Dudley to Wolverhampton. This page covers its traffic at 18 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 58m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 14,035 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 20,530 A458 to A4099
- HGV share 2.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −0.4% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 179 65.3 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A459?
On an average day in 2025, 14,035 vehicles passed each point on the A459, counting both directions. The busiest section is A458 to A4099 (Dudley), with 20,530 a day; the quietest listed is A463 to A4039, with 8,252.
Busiest sections, 2025
A458 to A4099 carries 1.5 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A458 to A4099 Dudley · 0.6 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 20,530 |
| A4099 to A4100 Dudley, Sandwell · 1.5 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 17,348 |
| A4168 to A457 Dudley · 2.3 mi · HGVs 0.9% | 13,526 |
| A4039 to A4123 roundabout Wolverhampton · 0.7 mi · HGVs 0.6% | 12,420 |
| A4100 to A461 Sandwell, Dudley · 2.0 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 12,149 |
| A463 to A4039 Dudley, Wolverhampton · 1.9 mi · HGVs 0.9% | 8,252 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Dudley to Wolverhampton · 11.3 miles
A459 traffic and collisions by section
14 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.2 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B4183 to A459 Grange Road roundaboutDudley | 15,875 | 5 |
| 2 | A459 Queensway roundabout to A458Dudley | 24,925 | 8 |
| 3 | A458 to A4099Dudley | 20,530 | 4 |
| 4 | A4099 to A4100Dudley, Sandwell | 17,348 | 9 |
| 5 | A4100 to A461Sandwell, Dudley | 12,149 | 47 |
| 6 | A4168 Castle Street to A4037Dudley | 16,747 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | Castle Street to A4168Dudley | 9,444 | 4 |
| 8 | A4168 to A457Dudley | 13,526 | 36 |
| 9 | A457 Gate Street to A457 Tipton StreetDudley | 14,833 | 3 |
| 10 | At A459Dudley | 16,140 | 4 |
| 11 | At A463Dudley | 15,833 | 3 |
| 12 | A463 to A4039Dudley, Wolverhampton | 8,252 | 27 |
| 13 | A4039 to A4123 roundaboutWolverhampton | 12,420 | 20 |
| 14 | A459 intersects Grove Street to A4150 slip road into A459Wolverhampton | 15,945 | 3 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A459 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.
A459 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 82.9% of the vehicle miles on the A459. HGVs account for 2.1%, rising to 4.2% on A458 to A4099.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A459 traffic trend
Traffic on the A459 came to 57.9 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is about the same as in 2019, before the pandemic, and down 10.1% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 13.8% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 74m |
| 2001 | 64m |
| 2002 | 65m |
| 2003 | 63m |
| 2004 | 62m |
| 2005 | 60m |
| 2006 | 59m |
| 2007 | 59m |
| 2008 | 60m |
| 2009 | 59m |
| 2010 | 59m |
| 2011 | 60m |
| 2012 | 59m |
| 2013 | 60m |
| 2014 | 61m |
| 2015 | 63m |
| 2016 | 61m |
| 2017 | 59m |
| 2018 | 55m |
| 2019 | 58m |
| 2020 | 46m |
| 2021 | 51m |
| 2022 | 54m |
| 2023 | 55m |
| 2024 | 57m |
| 2025 | 58m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,294 |
| 2001 | 16,197 |
| 2002 | 16,208 |
| 2003 | 15,893 |
| 2004 | 15,466 |
| 2005 | 15,190 |
| 2006 | 14,732 |
| 2007 | 14,637 |
| 2008 | 14,974 |
| 2009 | 14,667 |
| 2010 | 14,686 |
| 2011 | 14,809 |
| 2012 | 14,708 |
| 2013 | 14,808 |
| 2014 | 15,281 |
| 2015 | 15,558 |
| 2016 | 14,935 |
| 2017 | 14,465 |
| 2018 | 13,652 |
| 2019 | 14,092 |
| 2020 | 11,106 |
| 2021 | 12,280 |
| 2022 | 13,166 |
| 2023 | 13,313 |
| 2024 | 13,699 |
| 2025 | 14,035 |
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, 4 of the 18 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A459 collisions
Police recorded 179 collisions with the A459 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious, including 3 fatal. That is 65.3 per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 3.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 5.3% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 36 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A4039 to A4123 roundabout Wolverhampton · 20 collisions | 125.8 |
| A4100 to A461 Sandwell, Dudley · 47 collisions | 115.5 |
| A463 to A4039 Dudley, Wolverhampton · 27 collisions | 97.4 |
| A4168 to A457 Dudley · 36 collisions | 69.7 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 30 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A459 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 A459
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Wolverhampton
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 | 18 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 179 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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