A-road
A560 traffic and collisions
The A560 is an A-road of 18.1 miles, from Tameside to Trafford. This page covers its traffic at 23 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 110m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 16,594 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 34,338 At A6017
- HGV share 1.6% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +3.0% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 149 28.8 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A560?
On an average day in 2025, 16,594 vehicles passed each point on the A560, counting both directions. The busiest section is At A6017 (Stockport), with 34,338 a day; the quietest listed is Chapman Rd to Spring Ave, with 4,989.
Busiest sections, 2025
At A6017 carries 2.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| At A6017 Stockport · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.6% | 34,338 |
| At M56 Manchester · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 30,834 |
| M56 to A5144 Manchester, Trafford · 2.4 mi · HGVs 0.8% | 28,444 |
| M60 to A626 roundabout Stockport · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 27,654 |
| M60 jn26 to M60 jn25 Stockport · 0.7 mi · HGVs 4.4% | 24,514 |
| M60 spur to A5145 Stockport · 1.5 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 16,881 |
| M60 to A5149 Stockport · 0.9 mi · HGVs 0.9% | 16,727 |
| Junction with B5165 Thorley Lane and A560 Shaftesbury Avenue to Junction at Stockport Road joining A560 Trafford · 1.0 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 16,080 |
| A560 Chestergate to M60 Jn 2 Stockport · 1.3 mi · HGVs 0.8% | 13,708 |
| At A627 Tameside, Stockport · 1.3 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 12,263 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Tameside to Trafford · 18.1 miles
A560 traffic and collisions by section
19 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.4 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Show all 19 sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M57 to Chapman RdTameside | 5,896 | 4 |
| 2 | Chapman Rd to Spring AveTameside | 4,989 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | Spring Avenue to A627Tameside | 7,352 | 4 |
| 4 | At A627Tameside, Stockport | 12,263 | 7 |
| 5 | A627 to A6017Stockport | 11,629 | 4 |
| 6 | At A6017Stockport | 34,338 | 5 |
| 7 | M60 jn 25 roundabout to A6017 roundaboutStockport | 28,454 | 9 |
| 8 | M60 jn26 to M60 jn25Stockport | 24,514 | 8 |
| 9 | M60 to A626 roundaboutStockport | 27,654 | 8 |
| 10 | A560 Chestergate to M60 Jn 2Stockport | 13,708 | 14 |
| 11 | A5145 Hollywood Way to King St WestStockport | 6,421 | fewer than 3 |
| 12 | M60 spur to A5145Stockport | 16,881 | 10 |
| 13 | M60 to A5149Stockport | 16,727 | 9 |
| 14 | A5149 to A34Stockport | 8,819 | 3 |
| 15 | A34 to M56Stockport, Manchester | 7,002 | 18 |
| 16 | At M56Manchester | 30,834 | 8 |
| 17 | M56 to A5144Manchester, Trafford | 28,444 | 20 |
| 18 | Junction with B5165 Thorley Lane and A560 Shaftesbury Avenue to Junction at Stockport Road joining A560Trafford | 16,080 | 13 |
| 19 | Junction at Stockport Road joining A560 to Junction with A56 Church Street and A560 Woodlands RoadsTrafford | 18,597 | 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 A560 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.
A560 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 83.7% of the vehicle miles on the A560. HGVs account for 1.6%, rising to 4.4% on M60 jn26 to M60 jn25.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.6% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A560 traffic trend
Traffic on the A560 came to 110 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 3.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 5.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is about the same as in 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 110m |
| 2001 | 109m |
| 2002 | 109m |
| 2003 | 107m |
| 2004 | 109m |
| 2005 | 105m |
| 2006 | 104m |
| 2007 | 107m |
| 2008 | 105m |
| 2009 | 105m |
| 2010 | 108m |
| 2011 | 107m |
| 2012 | 108m |
| 2013 | 108m |
| 2014 | 105m |
| 2015 | 106m |
| 2016 | 107m |
| 2017 | 106m |
| 2018 | 108m |
| 2019 | 106m |
| 2020 | 87m |
| 2021 | 95m |
| 2022 | 102m |
| 2023 | 104m |
| 2024 | 107m |
| 2025 | 110m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,110 |
| 2001 | 16,909 |
| 2002 | 16,998 |
| 2003 | 16,644 |
| 2004 | 16,978 |
| 2005 | 16,264 |
| 2006 | 16,245 |
| 2007 | 16,687 |
| 2008 | 16,263 |
| 2009 | 16,383 |
| 2010 | 16,762 |
| 2011 | 16,695 |
| 2012 | 16,778 |
| 2013 | 16,743 |
| 2014 | 16,337 |
| 2015 | 16,422 |
| 2016 | 16,716 |
| 2017 | 16,600 |
| 2018 | 16,221 |
| 2019 | 16,056 |
| 2020 | 13,119 |
| 2021 | 14,422 |
| 2022 | 15,448 |
| 2023 | 15,761 |
| 2024 | 16,185 |
| 2025 | 16,594 |
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 23 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A560 collisions
Police recorded 149 collisions with the A560 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 35 of them fatal or serious. That is 28.8 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 31.6% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | 9 |
| 2022 | 23 | 5 |
| 2023 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 19 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A34 to M56 Stockport, Manchester · 18 collisions | 101.7 |
| A560 Chestergate to M60 Jn 2 Stockport · 14 collisions | 44.4 |
| Junction with B5165 Thorley Lane and A560 Shaftesbury Avenue to Junction at Stockport Road joining A560 Trafford · 13 collisions | 43.0 |
| M60 spur to A5145 Stockport · 10 collisions | 25.9 |
| M56 to A5144 Manchester, Trafford · 20 collisions | 17.0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 38 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A560 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 A560
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Tameside
- Stockport
- Manchester
- Trafford
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 | 23 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 149 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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