A-road
A6105 traffic and collisions
The A6105 is an A-road of 32.8 miles in Scotland and England, from Scottish Borders to Northumberland. This page covers its traffic at 8 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 29m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 2,427 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 2,645 A6112 to A1
- HGV share 4.5% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −4.6% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 29 20.1 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A6105?
On an average day in 2025, 2,427 vehicles passed each point on the A6105, counting both directions. The busiest section is A6112 to A1 (Scottish Borders, Northumberland), with 2,645 a day; the quietest listed is A1(T) to Castle Drive, with 1,426.
Busiest sections, 2025
A6112 to A1 carries 1.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A6112 to A1 Scottish Borders, Northumberland · 13.7 mi · HGVs 3.8% | 2,645 |
| A6089 to A697 Scottish Borders · 4.5 mi · HGVs 5.8% | 2,337 |
| A697 to A6112 Scottish Borders · 7.5 mi · HGVs 3.8% | 2,318 |
| A68 to A6089 Scottish Borders · 6.2 mi · HGVs 6.4% | 2,146 |
| A1(T) to Castle Drive Northumberland · 0.5 mi · HGVs 2.0% | 1,426 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Scottish Borders to Northumberland · 32.8 miles
A6105 traffic and collisions by section
7 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A68 to A6089Scottish Borders | 2,146 | 7 |
| 2 | A6089 to A697Scottish Borders | 2,337 | 5 |
| 3 | A697 to A6112Scottish Borders | 2,318 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | At A6112Scottish Borders | 5,725 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | A6112 to A1Scottish Borders, Northumberland | 2,645 | 13 |
| 6 | A1(T) to Castle DriveNorthumberland | 1,426 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | Castle Drive to A1167Northumberland | 1,512 | 0 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A6105 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.
A6105 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.1% of the vehicle miles on the A6105. HGVs account for 4.5%, rising to 6.4% on A68 to A6089.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% |
| 2003 | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% |
| 2007 | 6.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.1% |
| 2015 | 6.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% |
| 2024 | 4.6% |
| 2025 | 4.5% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A6105 traffic trend
Traffic on the A6105 came to 29.1 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 4.6% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 4.6% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 7.6% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 27m |
| 2001 | 27m |
| 2002 | 27m |
| 2003 | 28m |
| 2004 | 28m |
| 2005 | 28m |
| 2006 | 30m |
| 2007 | 30m |
| 2008 | 30m |
| 2009 | 30m |
| 2010 | 30m |
| 2011 | 30m |
| 2012 | 30m |
| 2013 | 30m |
| 2014 | 31m |
| 2015 | 31m |
| 2016 | 32m |
| 2017 | 33m |
| 2018 | 33m |
| 2019 | 32m |
| 2020 | 24m |
| 2021 | 29m |
| 2022 | 28m |
| 2023 | 30m |
| 2024 | 29m |
| 2025 | 29m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,234 |
| 2001 | 2,271 |
| 2002 | 2,224 |
| 2003 | 2,308 |
| 2004 | 2,336 |
| 2005 | 2,342 |
| 2006 | 2,474 |
| 2007 | 2,447 |
| 2008 | 2,465 |
| 2009 | 2,491 |
| 2010 | 2,450 |
| 2011 | 2,468 |
| 2012 | 2,470 |
| 2013 | 2,471 |
| 2014 | 2,537 |
| 2015 | 2,604 |
| 2016 | 2,669 |
| 2017 | 2,700 |
| 2018 | 2,713 |
| 2019 | 2,646 |
| 2020 | 2,018 |
| 2021 | 2,405 |
| 2022 | 2,295 |
| 2023 | 2,534 |
| 2024 | 2,394 |
| 2025 | 2,427 |
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 (65.9% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 1 of the 8 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A6105 collisions
Police recorded 29 collisions with the A6105 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 12 of them fatal or serious. That is 20.1 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 57.1% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A6112 to A1 Scottish Borders, Northumberland · 13 collisions | 19.0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A6105
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Scottish Borders
- Northumberland
Roadworks on the A6105 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 5 sets of roadworks on the A6105 in Scotland, 1 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A6105 U74-6 North Of Edington Mill To A6105 At Western Boundary Of Foulden
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A6105 A6105 At Western Boundary Of Foulden To A6105 At Eastern Boundary Of Foulden
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A6105 A6105 At Western Boundary Of Foulden To A6105 At Eastern Boundary Of Foulden
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A6105 A6105 At Western Boundary Of Foulden To A6105 At Eastern Boundary Of Foulden
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A6105 A6105 At Western Boundary Of Foulden To A6105 At Eastern Boundary Of Foulden
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
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 | 8 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 29 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 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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