Trunk A-road
A606 traffic and collisions
The A606 is a trunk A-road of 38.8 miles, from Lincolnshire to Nottinghamshire. This page covers its traffic at 16 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 128m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 9,021 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 23,436 Cotgrave Rd to A52
- HGV share 4.6% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −10.7% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 134 22.1 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A606?
On an average day in 2025, 9,021 vehicles passed each point on the A606, counting both directions. The busiest section is Cotgrave Rd to A52 (Nottinghamshire), with 23,436 a day; the quietest listed is A6121 to A1, with 4,599.
Busiest sections, 2025
Cotgrave Rd to A52 carries 2.6 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| Cotgrave Rd to A52 Nottinghamshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 2.4% | 23,436 |
| A6003 to A606 Rutland · 3.0 mi · HGVs 3.9% | 13,093 |
| A46 to C74 Cotgrave Rd, Plumtree Nottinghamshire · 3.7 mi · HGVs 4.5% | 12,482 |
| St Bartolomews Way to A607/A6006 Leicestershire · 1.1 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 11,288 |
| A606 Leicester Rd to Norfolk Drive Leicestershire · 0.9 mi · HGVs 5.2% | 9,978 |
| A52 to Village St, Edwalton Nottinghamshire · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 9,415 |
| Village St, Edwalton to A60 Nottinghamshire · 1.8 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 9,337 |
| A1 to A6003 Rutland · 9.0 mi · HGVs 4.5% | 8,516 |
| Cold Overton Rd to Norfolk Drive, Melton Mowbray Rutland, Leicestershire · 7.0 mi · HGVs 7.9% | 7,010 |
| St Bartolomews Way, Melton Mowbray to A46 Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire · 8.0 mi · HGVs 6.7% | 5,077 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Lincolnshire to Nottinghamshire · 38.8 miles
A606 traffic and collisions by section
13 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.3 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A6121 to A1Lincolnshire | 4,599 | 4 |
| 2 | A1 to A6003Rutland | 8,516 | 10 |
| 3 | A6003 to A606Rutland | 13,093 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | Cold Overton Rd to Norfolk Drive, Melton MowbrayRutland, Leicestershire | 7,010 | 14 |
| 5 | A606 Leicester Rd to Norfolk DriveLeicestershire | 9,978 | 6 |
| 6 | A606 Burton Street to A607Leicestershire | 8,239 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | A607 to A6006Leicestershire | 19,154 | 0 |
| 8 | St Bartolomews Way to A607/A6006Leicestershire | 11,288 | 10 |
| 9 | St Bartolomews Way, Melton Mowbray to A46Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire | 5,077 | 25 |
| 10 | A46 to C74 Cotgrave Rd, PlumtreeNottinghamshire | 12,482 | 17 |
| 11 | Cotgrave Rd to A52Nottinghamshire | 23,436 | 14 |
| 12 | A52 to Village St, EdwaltonNottinghamshire | 9,415 | 5 |
| 13 | Village St, Edwalton to A60Nottinghamshire | 9,337 | 21 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A606 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.
A606 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 79.1% of the vehicle miles on the A606. HGVs account for 4.6%, rising to 7.9% on Cold Overton Rd to Norfolk Drive, Melton Mowbray.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% |
| 2020 | 5.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.7% |
| 2025 | 4.6% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A606 traffic trend
Traffic on the A606 came to 128 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 10.7% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 15.7% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 13.8% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 128m |
| 2001 | 127m |
| 2002 | 127m |
| 2003 | 131m |
| 2004 | 129m |
| 2005 | 130m |
| 2006 | 133m |
| 2007 | 128m |
| 2008 | 141m |
| 2009 | 140m |
| 2010 | 138m |
| 2011 | 139m |
| 2012 | 137m |
| 2013 | 137m |
| 2014 | 138m |
| 2015 | 141m |
| 2016 | 142m |
| 2017 | 141m |
| 2018 | 136m |
| 2019 | 136m |
| 2020 | 101m |
| 2021 | 112m |
| 2022 | 120m |
| 2023 | 122m |
| 2024 | 126m |
| 2025 | 128m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,201 |
| 2001 | 9,114 |
| 2002 | 9,115 |
| 2003 | 9,393 |
| 2004 | 9,241 |
| 2005 | 9,321 |
| 2006 | 9,557 |
| 2007 | 9,039 |
| 2008 | 9,952 |
| 2009 | 9,869 |
| 2010 | 9,776 |
| 2011 | 9,834 |
| 2012 | 9,702 |
| 2013 | 9,644 |
| 2014 | 9,753 |
| 2015 | 9,924 |
| 2016 | 10,042 |
| 2017 | 9,933 |
| 2018 | 9,541 |
| 2019 | 9,579 |
| 2020 | 7,126 |
| 2021 | 7,852 |
| 2022 | 8,451 |
| 2023 | 8,621 |
| 2024 | 8,877 |
| 2025 | 9,021 |
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 (58.5% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 1 of the 16 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A606 collisions
Police recorded 134 collisions with the A606 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 43 of them fatal or serious, including 6 fatal. That is 22.1 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.7 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 13.8% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 11 |
| 2022 | 18 | 9 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 19 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Village St, Edwalton to A60 Nottinghamshire · 21 collisions | 71.6 |
| St Bartolomews Way to A607/A6006 Leicestershire · 10 collisions | 45.5 |
| A1 to A6003 Rutland · 10 collisions | 35.8 |
| St Bartolomews Way, Melton Mowbray to A46 Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire · 25 collisions | 35.0 |
| Cold Overton Rd to Norfolk Drive, Melton Mowbray Rutland, Leicestershire · 14 collisions | 30.3 |
| Cotgrave Rd to A52 Nottinghamshire · 14 collisions | 21.8 |
| A46 to C74 Cotgrave Rd, Plumtree Nottinghamshire · 17 collisions | 21.0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 17 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A606 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 A606
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Lincolnshire
- Rutland
- Leicestershire
- Nottinghamshire
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 | 16 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 134 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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