Trunk A-road
A62 traffic and collisions
The A62 is a trunk A-road of 41.0 miles, from Manchester to Leeds. This page covers its traffic at 43 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 240m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 16,046 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 51,078 A627 to A669 roundabout
- HGV share 2.8% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −7.1% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 463 39.3 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A62?
On an average day in 2025, 16,046 vehicles passed each point on the A62, counting both directions. The busiest section is A627 to A669 roundabout (Oldham), with 51,078 a day; the quietest listed is A650 to B6109 Varley Rd, with 5,653.
Busiest sections, 2025
A627 to A669 roundabout carries 3.2 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A627 to A669 roundabout Oldham · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 51,078 |
| M60 to A6048 Oldham · 1.2 mi · HGVs 2.8% | 32,101 |
| M62 mid-junction to A650 roundabout Leeds · 0.6 mi · HGVs 4.8% | 31,503 |
| A643 to M621 (southern roundabout) Kirklees · 1.3 mi · HGVs 3.0% | 30,193 |
| B6477 to A672 Oldham · 0.6 mi · HGVs 1.5% | 29,397 |
| A616 to A629 Kirklees · 0.5 mi · HGVs 1.6% | 26,125 |
| A6010 to A663 Manchester, Oldham · 1.8 mi · HGVs 3.2% | 23,914 |
| A62 Southgate to A6107 Kirklees · 2.9 mi · HGVs 2.7% | 21,151 |
| A644 to A649/A638 Kirklees · 2.5 mi · HGVs 2.0% | 20,533 |
| A663 to A6104 Oldham · 1.4 mi · HGVs 1.9% | 20,310 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Manchester to Leeds · 41.0 miles
A62 traffic and collisions by section
31 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 9 short link roads and spurs (1.6 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At A6Manchester | 2,908 | 0 |
| 2 | A6 to Great Ancoat StManchester | 2,908 | 3 |
| 3 | A62 Lever St to A665 Swan StManchester | 30,012 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | Swan St to Addington StManchester | 22,510 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | Addington St to A6010Manchester | 14,034 | 17 |
| 6 | A6010 to A663Manchester, Oldham | 23,914 | 50 |
| 7 | A663 to A6104Oldham | 20,310 | 20 |
| 8 | A6104 to M60Oldham | 26,394 | 3 |
| 9 | M60 to A6048Oldham | 32,101 | 21 |
| 10 | A6048 to A627Oldham | 34,432 | 14 |
| 11 | A62 Manchester St roundabout to A627 King StOldham | 18,396 | 5 |
| 12 | A627 to A669 roundaboutOldham | 51,078 | 8 |
| 13 | B6477 to A672Oldham | 29,397 | 12 |
| 14 | A672 to Lower Turf laneOldham | 18,370 | 13 |
| 15 | Lower Turf Lane to A6052Oldham | 9,942 | 4 |
| 16 | A6052 to A670Oldham | 5,952 | fewer than 3 |
| 17 | A650 to B6109 Varley RdOldham, Kirklees | 5,653 | 9 |
| 18 | B6109 Varley Rd to A616Kirklees | 8,407 | 46 |
| 19 | A616 to A629Kirklees | 26,125 | 10 |
| 20 | A629 to A62 Leeds RdKirklees | 28,627 | 5 |
| 21 | A62 Southgate to A6107Kirklees | 21,151 | 52 |
| 22 | A6107 to A644Kirklees, Calderdale | 32,669 | 13 |
| 23 | At A644Kirklees | 29,263 | 3 |
| 24 | A644 to A649/A638Kirklees | 20,533 | 30 |
| 25 | A649 to A651Kirklees | 16,381 | 10 |
| 26 | A651 to A652Kirklees | 13,505 | 7 |
| 27 | A652 to A643Kirklees | 15,251 | 8 |
| 28 | A643 to M621 (southern roundabout)Kirklees | 30,193 | 16 |
| 29 | M62 mid-junction to A650 roundaboutLeeds | 31,503 | 9 |
| 30 | A650 to A6110Leeds | 8,555 | 34 |
| 31 | A6110 to A58Leeds | 13,081 | 9 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A62 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.
A62 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 81.4% of the vehicle miles on the A62. HGVs account for 2.8%, rising to 8.9% on A6052 to A670.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% |
| 2001 | 4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.9% |
| 2025 | 2.8% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A62 traffic trend
Traffic on the A62 came to 240 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 7.1% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 2.8% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 6.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 253m |
| 2001 | 252m |
| 2002 | 254m |
| 2003 | 247m |
| 2004 | 249m |
| 2005 | 251m |
| 2006 | 252m |
| 2007 | 248m |
| 2008 | 245m |
| 2009 | 248m |
| 2010 | 238m |
| 2011 | 236m |
| 2012 | 231m |
| 2013 | 234m |
| 2014 | 239m |
| 2015 | 244m |
| 2016 | 254m |
| 2017 | 256m |
| 2018 | 252m |
| 2019 | 258m |
| 2020 | 200m |
| 2021 | 220m |
| 2022 | 236m |
| 2023 | 238m |
| 2024 | 245m |
| 2025 | 240m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,088 |
| 2001 | 17,044 |
| 2002 | 17,154 |
| 2003 | 16,711 |
| 2004 | 16,873 |
| 2005 | 16,974 |
| 2006 | 17,070 |
| 2007 | 16,744 |
| 2008 | 16,565 |
| 2009 | 16,781 |
| 2010 | 16,078 |
| 2011 | 15,937 |
| 2012 | 15,631 |
| 2013 | 15,836 |
| 2014 | 16,167 |
| 2015 | 16,474 |
| 2016 | 17,150 |
| 2017 | 17,217 |
| 2018 | 16,844 |
| 2019 | 17,265 |
| 2020 | 13,354 |
| 2021 | 14,670 |
| 2022 | 15,760 |
| 2023 | 15,911 |
| 2024 | 16,385 |
| 2025 | 16,046 |
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, 10 of the 43 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A62 collisions
Police recorded 463 collisions with the A62 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 134 of them fatal or serious, including 9 fatal. 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 2.3 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 23.4% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | 25 |
| 2022 | 66 | 26 |
| 2023 | 59 | 31 |
| 2024 | 67 | 25 |
| 2025 | 55 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A650 to A6110 Leeds · 34 collisions | 77.5 |
| B6109 Varley Rd to A616 Kirklees · 46 collisions | 65.9 |
| A6010 to A663 Manchester, Oldham · 50 collisions | 65.8 |
| Addington St to A6010 Manchester · 17 collisions | 62.2 |
| A649 to A651 Kirklees · 10 collisions | 57.6 |
| A616 to A629 Kirklees · 10 collisions | 43.1 |
| A62 Southgate to A6107 Kirklees · 52 collisions | 39.8 |
| B6477 to A672 Oldham · 12 collisions | 37.8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 102 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A62 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 A62
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Kirklees
- Calderdale
- Leeds
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 | 43 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 463 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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