Trunk A-road
A628 traffic and collisions
The A628 is a trunk A-road of 39.1 miles, from Tameside to Wakefield. This page covers its traffic at 20 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 176m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 12,313 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 31,036 Racecommon Road roundabout to A61
- HGV share 5.9% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +3.2% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 233 29.0 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A628?
On an average day in 2025, 12,313 vehicles passed each point on the A628, counting both directions. The busiest section is Racecommon Road roundabout to A61 (Barnsley), with 31,036 a day; the quietest listed is A616 to A629, with 2,903.
Busiest sections, 2025
Racecommon Road roundabout to A61 carries 2.5 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| Racecommon Road roundabout to A61 Barnsley · 0.5 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 31,036 |
| A633 to A6195 Barnsley · 3.3 mi · HGVs 2.8% | 16,276 |
| A628 to A628 (Town End Park) Barnsley · 1.2 mi · HGVs 3.7% | 15,332 |
| A57 to Chapel Brow Tameside, Derbyshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 10.6% | 14,748 |
| A6024 to A616 Derbyshire, Barnsley · 7.4 mi · HGVs 10.5% | 14,084 |
| B6105 to A6024 Derbyshire · 0.6 mi · HGVs 10.5% | 14,083 |
| A628 to M1 Barnsley · 1.1 mi · HGVs 3.7% | 13,360 |
| A629 to A628 Barnsley · 3.5 mi · HGVs 2.9% | 13,158 |
| A6195 to B6422 Barnsley, Wakefield · 3.2 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 12,931 |
| Chapel Brow, Longdendale to B6105 Derbyshire · 4.1 mi · HGVs 10.5% | 12,803 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Tameside to Wakefield · 39.1 miles
A628 traffic and collisions by section
17 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Show all 17 sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A57 to Chapel BrowTameside, Derbyshire | 14,748 | 8 |
| 2 | Chapel Brow, Longdendale to B6105Derbyshire | 12,803 | 19 |
| 3 | B6105 to A6024Derbyshire | 14,083 | 7 |
| 4 | A6024 to A616Derbyshire, Barnsley | 14,084 | 28 |
| 5 | A616 to A629Barnsley | 2,903 | 16 |
| 6 | A629 to A628Barnsley | 13,158 | 16 |
| 7 | A628 to M1Barnsley | 13,360 | fewer than 3 |
| 8 | M1 to A6133Barnsley | 29,500 | 3 |
| 9 | A628 to A628 (Town End Park)Barnsley | 15,332 | 4 |
| 10 | Racecommon Road roundabout to A61Barnsley | 31,036 | 22 |
| 11 | A61 to Oak Well LaneBarnsley | 8,779 | 9 |
| 12 | Oak Well Lane to A633Barnsley | 12,704 | 12 |
| 13 | A633 to A6195Barnsley | 16,276 | 32 |
| 14 | A6195 to B6422Barnsley, Wakefield | 12,931 | 16 |
| 15 | B6422 to A638Wakefield | 10,537 | 11 |
| 16 | A638 to Castlegate DriveWakefield | 8,847 | 24 |
| 17 | Castlegate Drive to A639Wakefield | 9,820 | 4 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A628 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.
A628 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.5% of the vehicle miles on the A628. HGVs account for 5.9%, rising to 10.6% on A57 to Chapel Brow.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% |
| 2001 | 11.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.4% |
| 2004 | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 9.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 7.0% |
| 2010 | 6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% |
| 2019 | 6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1% |
| 2023 | 6.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% |
| 2025 | 5.9% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A628 traffic trend
Traffic on the A628 came to 176 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 3.2% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 11.2% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 24.1% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 140m |
| 2001 | 139m |
| 2002 | 141m |
| 2003 | 137m |
| 2004 | 145m |
| 2005 | 149m |
| 2006 | 151m |
| 2007 | 156m |
| 2008 | 155m |
| 2009 | 152m |
| 2010 | 152m |
| 2011 | 154m |
| 2012 | 153m |
| 2013 | 156m |
| 2014 | 157m |
| 2015 | 158m |
| 2016 | 168m |
| 2017 | 166m |
| 2018 | 171m |
| 2019 | 169m |
| 2020 | 125m |
| 2021 | 141m |
| 2022 | 157m |
| 2023 | 161m |
| 2024 | 169m |
| 2025 | 176m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,041 |
| 2001 | 9,950 |
| 2002 | 10,089 |
| 2003 | 9,832 |
| 2004 | 10,381 |
| 2005 | 10,664 |
| 2006 | 10,779 |
| 2007 | 11,127 |
| 2008 | 11,012 |
| 2009 | 10,841 |
| 2010 | 10,688 |
| 2011 | 10,847 |
| 2012 | 10,776 |
| 2013 | 10,993 |
| 2014 | 11,038 |
| 2015 | 11,141 |
| 2016 | 11,806 |
| 2017 | 11,672 |
| 2018 | 11,925 |
| 2019 | 11,929 |
| 2020 | 8,788 |
| 2021 | 9,961 |
| 2022 | 11,030 |
| 2023 | 11,263 |
| 2024 | 11,835 |
| 2025 | 12,313 |
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, 6 of the 20 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A628 collisions
Police recorded 233 collisions with the A628 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 78 of them fatal or serious. That is 29.0 per 100 million vehicle miles, close to the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 24.5% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | 10 |
| 2022 | 29 | 11 |
| 2023 | 31 | 20 |
| 2024 | 34 | 22 |
| 2025 | 22 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Racecommon Road roundabout to A61 Barnsley · 22 collisions | 82.3 |
| A616 to A629 Barnsley · 16 collisions | 68.3 |
| A638 to Castlegate Drive Wakefield · 24 collisions | 57.3 |
| Oak Well Lane to A633 Barnsley · 12 collisions | 45.0 |
| A633 to A6195 Barnsley · 32 collisions | 34.1 |
| Chapel Brow, Longdendale to B6105 Derbyshire · 19 collisions | 23.9 |
| A6195 to B6422 Barnsley, Wakefield · 16 collisions | 22.6 |
| B6422 to A638 Wakefield · 11 collisions | 22.1 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 26 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A628 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 A628
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Tameside
- Derbyshire
- Barnsley
- Wakefield
Planned closures on the A628 in England
National Highways has 6 planned closures on the A628 between 16 September 2026 and 30 September 2026, all of them starting in that period. 3 close a carriageway rather than a lane or slip road, and 3 start between 7pm and 6am.
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Lane or slip A628 eastbound Tintwistle Layby closure
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Lane or slip A628 eastbound Tintwistle Layby closure
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Carriageway A628 eastbound and westbound Flouch to Tintwistle carriageway closure
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Carriageway A628 eastbound and westbound Flouch to Tintwistle carriageway closure
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Lane or slip A628 eastbound Tintwistle Layby closure
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Carriageway A628 eastbound and westbound Flouch to Tintwistle carriageway closure
Planned closures only: National Highways can cancel or change them, and closures caused by incidents are not shown. Council roads in England are not covered. Roadworks and closures across the UK
Source:National Highways 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 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 | 20 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 233 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Planned closures | Transport Data Feeds (DATEX II) National Highways | 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-30 | 2,304 planned closure schemes | 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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