A-road
A534 traffic and collisions
The A534 is an A-road of 35.1 miles in England and Wales, from East Cheshire to Wrexham. This page covers its traffic at 19 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 142m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 11,074 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 25,942 A533W to A532
- HGV share 5.3% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +6.7% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 190 28.9 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A534?
On an average day in 2025, 11,074 vehicles passed each point on the A534, counting both directions. The busiest section is A533W to A532 (East Cheshire), with 25,942 a day; the quietest listed is A51 to A49, with 4,182.
Busiest sections, 2025
A533W to A532 carries 2.3 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A533W to A532 East Cheshire · 4.3 mi · HGVs 4.4% | 25,942 |
| A5156/A534 Roundabout to A534/A5156/Holt Road Roundabout Wrexham · 0.9 mi · HGVs 8.6% | 21,836 |
| Congleton Rd to A533 East Cheshire · 0.7 mi · HGVs 7.9% | 16,858 |
| A532 to A5020 East Cheshire · 0.9 mi · HGVs 4.1% | 14,781 |
| A5078 to A500 East Cheshire · 2.7 mi · HGVs 0.6% | 14,655 |
| A50 to A5022 East Cheshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 6.7% | 13,908 |
| A50 Newcastle Road to A536, just west of West Heath East Cheshire · 3.0 mi · HGVs 6.4% | 11,467 |
| A5152 to A5156 Wrexham · 1.6 mi · HGVs 1.4% | 8,656 |
| B5130 to A5156 West Cheshire, Wrexham · 3.5 mi · HGVs 6.1% | 8,638 |
| Whetstone Edge Farm to A34 West Road East Cheshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 3.8% | 6,669 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
East Cheshire to Wrexham · 35.1 miles
A534 traffic and collisions by section
17 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Show all 17 sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whetstone Edge Farm to A34 West RoadEast Cheshire | 6,669 | fewer than 3 |
| 2 | A50 Newcastle Road to A536, just west of West HeathEast Cheshire | 11,467 | 15 |
| 3 | A50 to A5022East Cheshire | 13,908 | 7 |
| 4 | A5022 to M6East Cheshire | 20,511 | 3 |
| 5 | M6 to Congleton RdEast Cheshire | 15,341 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | Congleton Rd to A533East Cheshire | 16,858 | 12 |
| 7 | A533W to A532East Cheshire | 25,942 | 29 |
| 8 | A532 to A5020East Cheshire | 14,781 | 8 |
| 9 | A5020 to A5019East Cheshire | 18,357 | 8 |
| 10 | A5019 to A5078East Cheshire | 12,543 | 5 |
| 11 | A5078 to A500East Cheshire | 14,655 | 47 |
| 12 | A51 to A49East Cheshire | 4,182 | 15 |
| 13 | A49 to A41East Cheshire, West Cheshire | 5,895 | 5 |
| 14 | A41 to B5130West Cheshire | 6,184 | 12 |
| 15 | B5130 to A5156West Cheshire, Wrexham | 8,638 | 10 |
| 16 | A5156/A534 Roundabout to A534/A5156/Holt Road RoundaboutWrexham | 21,836 | fewer than 3 |
| 17 | A5152 to A5156Wrexham | 8,656 | 5 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A534 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.
A534 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 78.3% of the vehicle miles on the A534. HGVs account for 5.3%, rising to 8.6% on A5156/A534 Roundabout to A534/A5156/Holt Road Roundabout.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% |
| 2001 | 6.7% |
| 2002 | 7.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 7.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.5% |
| 2022 | 6.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8% |
| 2024 | 5.5% |
| 2025 | 5.3% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A534 traffic trend
Traffic on the A534 came to 142 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 6.7% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 3.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 22.0% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 120m |
| 2001 | 120m |
| 2002 | 125m |
| 2003 | 126m |
| 2004 | 123m |
| 2005 | 126m |
| 2006 | 130m |
| 2007 | 130m |
| 2008 | 132m |
| 2009 | 132m |
| 2010 | 128m |
| 2011 | 132m |
| 2012 | 131m |
| 2013 | 130m |
| 2014 | 133m |
| 2015 | 131m |
| 2016 | 132m |
| 2017 | 129m |
| 2018 | 130m |
| 2019 | 130m |
| 2020 | 107m |
| 2021 | 118m |
| 2022 | 128m |
| 2023 | 132m |
| 2024 | 139m |
| 2025 | 142m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,635 |
| 2001 | 8,642 |
| 2002 | 9,004 |
| 2003 | 9,059 |
| 2004 | 8,840 |
| 2005 | 8,996 |
| 2006 | 9,374 |
| 2007 | 9,357 |
| 2008 | 9,496 |
| 2009 | 9,480 |
| 2010 | 9,228 |
| 2011 | 9,490 |
| 2012 | 9,429 |
| 2013 | 9,400 |
| 2014 | 9,596 |
| 2015 | 10,284 |
| 2016 | 10,321 |
| 2017 | 10,156 |
| 2018 | 10,135 |
| 2019 | 10,182 |
| 2020 | 8,376 |
| 2021 | 9,241 |
| 2022 | 10,047 |
| 2023 | 10,304 |
| 2024 | 10,811 |
| 2025 | 11,074 |
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 (77.8% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 4 of the 19 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A534 collisions
Police recorded 190 collisions with the A534 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 63 of them fatal or serious. That is 28.9 per 100 million vehicle miles, close to the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.1 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 32.7% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | 12 |
| 2022 | 23 | 14 |
| 2023 | 24 | 15 |
| 2024 | 20 | 12 |
| 2025 | 23 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A5078 to A500 East Cheshire · 47 collisions | 70.5 |
| Congleton Rd to A533 East Cheshire · 12 collisions | 58.4 |
| B5130 to A5156 West Cheshire, Wrexham · 10 collisions | 36.7 |
| A51 to A49 East Cheshire · 15 collisions | 35.0 |
| A50 Newcastle Road to A536, just west of West Heath East Cheshire · 15 collisions | 31.6 |
| A41 to B5130 West Cheshire · 12 collisions | 29.8 |
| A533W to A532 East Cheshire · 29 collisions | 15.2 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 32 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A534 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 A534
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- East Cheshire
- West Cheshire
- Wrexham
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 | 19 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 190 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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