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A562 traffic and collisions
The A562 is an A-road of 17.2 miles, from Warrington to Liverpool. This page covers its traffic at 22 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 137m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 21,741 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 60,135 A5300 to A561
- HGV share 3.6% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +4.3% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 245 39.3 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A562?
On an average day in 2025, 21,741 vehicles passed each point on the A562, counting both directions. The busiest section is A5300 to A561 (Knowsley), with 60,135 a day; the quietest listed is Baileys Lane roundabout to A562 split, with 8,992.
Busiest sections, 2025
A5300 to A561 carries 2.8 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A5300 to A561 Knowsley · 0.7 mi · HGVs 5.1% | 60,135 |
| Everite Rd to A5300 Halton, Knowsley · 0.7 mi · HGVs 5.7% | 58,355 |
| A533 to Everite Rd Halton · 1.5 mi · HGVs 5.7% | 53,961 |
| A57 to A5080 Warrington · 1.5 mi · HGVs 2.8% | 21,755 |
| B5173 to A5048 Liverpool · 0.5 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 17,109 |
| B5180 to B5175 Liverpool · 0.9 mi · HGVs 1.4% | 16,530 |
| A562 Speke Boulevard to Finch Lane (minor road) Knowsley · 0.6 mi · HGVs 2.0% | 15,788 |
| A5058 to A562 Speke Hall Rd Liverpool · 3.0 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 15,504 |
| B5175 to B5173 Liverpool · 1.0 mi · HGVs 0.9% | 15,227 |
| Bennett's Lane to A557 Halton · 1.4 mi · HGVs 5.8% | 12,430 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Warrington to Liverpool · 17.2 miles
A562 traffic and collisions by section
17 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 2 short link roads and spurs (0.9 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A57 to A5080Warrington | 21,755 | 11 |
| 2 | A5080 to Bennett's LaneWarrington, Halton | 12,264 | 3 |
| 3 | Bennett's Lane to A557Halton | 12,430 | 18 |
| 4 | A533 to Everite RdHalton | 53,961 | 19 |
| 5 | Everite Rd to A5300Halton, Knowsley | 58,355 | 8 |
| 6 | A5300 to A561Knowsley | 60,135 | 6 |
| 7 | A562 Speke Boulevard to Finch Lane (minor road)Knowsley | 15,788 | fewer than 3 |
| 8 | Finch Lane (minor road) to Baileys Lane roundaboutKnowsley | 14,574 | 4 |
| 9 | Baileys Lane roundabout to A562 splitKnowsley, Liverpool | 8,992 | 20 |
| 10 | A5058 to A562 Speke Hall RdLiverpool | 15,504 | 43 |
| 11 | B5180 to B5175Liverpool | 16,530 | 32 |
| 12 | B5175 to B5173Liverpool | 15,227 | 44 |
| 13 | B5173 to A5048Liverpool | 17,109 | 11 |
| 14 | A5048 to A5039Liverpool | 15,473 | fewer than 3 |
| 15 | A5039 to A5038Liverpool | 18,273 | 4 |
| 16 | A561 to A5037Liverpool | 23,897 | 0 |
| 17 | A5037 to A5036Liverpool | 19,372 | 6 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A562 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.
A562 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 81.8% of the vehicle miles on the A562. HGVs account for 3.6%, rising to 5.8% on Bennett's Lane to A557.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 4.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A562 traffic trend
Traffic on the A562 came to 137 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 4.3% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 2.2% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 13.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 120m |
| 2001 | 121m |
| 2002 | 122m |
| 2003 | 121m |
| 2004 | 122m |
| 2005 | 121m |
| 2006 | 124m |
| 2007 | 123m |
| 2008 | 125m |
| 2009 | 127m |
| 2010 | 123m |
| 2011 | 123m |
| 2012 | 124m |
| 2013 | 123m |
| 2014 | 125m |
| 2015 | 129m |
| 2016 | 126m |
| 2017 | 122m |
| 2018 | 128m |
| 2019 | 135m |
| 2020 | 102m |
| 2021 | 114m |
| 2022 | 121m |
| 2023 | 125m |
| 2024 | 127m |
| 2025 | 137m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,397 |
| 2001 | 19,546 |
| 2002 | 19,753 |
| 2003 | 19,634 |
| 2004 | 19,849 |
| 2005 | 19,598 |
| 2006 | 20,144 |
| 2007 | 20,002 |
| 2008 | 20,252 |
| 2009 | 20,619 |
| 2010 | 20,040 |
| 2011 | 20,118 |
| 2012 | 20,185 |
| 2013 | 19,991 |
| 2014 | 20,438 |
| 2015 | 21,073 |
| 2016 | 20,466 |
| 2017 | 19,709 |
| 2018 | 19,761 |
| 2019 | 20,883 |
| 2020 | 15,778 |
| 2021 | 17,690 |
| 2022 | 19,539 |
| 2023 | 20,182 |
| 2024 | 20,252 |
| 2025 | 21,741 |
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, 8 of the 22 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A562 collisions
Police recorded 245 collisions with the A562 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 59 of them fatal or serious. That is 39.3 per 100 million vehicle miles, higher than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 2.9 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 7.1% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | 11 |
| 2022 | 50 | 15 |
| 2023 | 30 | 12 |
| 2024 | 41 | 16 |
| 2025 | 33 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|
| B5175 to B5173 Liverpool · 44 collisions | 163.3 |
| B5180 to B5175 Liverpool · 32 collisions | 121.5 |
| B5173 to A5048 Liverpool · 11 collisions | 72.7 |
| Bennett's Lane to A557 Halton · 18 collisions | 58.4 |
| Baileys Lane roundabout to A562 split Knowsley, Liverpool · 20 collisions | 57.6 |
| A5058 to A562 Speke Hall Rd Liverpool · 43 collisions | 57.2 |
| A57 to A5080 Warrington · 11 collisions | 22.2 |
| A533 to Everite Rd Halton · 19 collisions | 15.0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 87 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A562 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 A562
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Warrington
- Halton
- Knowsley
- Liverpool
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 | 22 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 245 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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