A-road

A635 traffic and collisions

The A635 is an A-road of 50.5 miles, from Doncaster to Manchester. This page covers its traffic at 39 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.

Last updated: 15 September 2026
Data source: Department for Transport
Records analysed: 39 count points in 2025
Methodology: View methodology

Traffic in 2025 220m vehicle miles
Average daily traffic 11,935 vehicles a day, both directions
Busiest section 42,338 A6017 roundabout to M60
HGV share 3.9% of vehicle miles
Traffic since 2019 −1.9% same count points
Collisions, 2021 to 2025 333 31.3 per 100m vehicle miles

How busy is the A635?

On an average day in 2025, 11,935 vehicles passed each point on the A635, counting both directions. The busiest section is A6017 roundabout to M60 (Tameside), with 42,338 a day; the quietest listed is Ash Grove Rd, Upperthong to A669, with 3,173.

Busiest sections, 2025

A6017 roundabout to M60 carries 3.5 times the road’s average flow.

Sections of the A635 with the highest average daily flow, 2025
Section	Vehicles a day
A6017 roundabout to M60 Tameside · 0.5 mi · HGVs 3.4%	42,338
Midland Street to A6010 Alan Turing Way Manchester · 0.9 mi · HGVs 3.3%	26,568
A6018 to A670 Park Parade Rndbt Tameside · 1.3 mi · HGVs 2.5%	20,935
A662 to A6010 Tameside, Manchester · 2.7 mi · HGVs 2.8%	20,620
A633 to A6133 Barnsley · 1.1 mi · HGVs 1.3%	20,030
A1(M) to B6411 Doncaster · 3.0 mi · HGVs 10.4%	15,794
Church Lane to A637 Barnsley · 1.7 mi · HGVs 0.7%	14,910
road to Barnsley Rd to Cumberland Drive Barnsley · 1.2 mi · HGVs 1.8%	14,752
Emley Drive to A1(M) Doncaster · 1.2 mi · HGVs 3.1%	14,485
B6411 to A6195 Doncaster, Barnsley · 3.5 mi · HGVs 10.9%	14,001

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Route

Doncaster to Manchester · 50.5 miles

Schematic route: each line joins the junctions at the ends of a DfT count point link.

A635 traffic and collisions by section

32 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 2 short link roads and spurs (0.2 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.

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Sections of the A635 in route order, 2025 traffic
#
1	A638 to Emley DriveDoncaster	0.7	12,164	3.6%	−5.0%	13	86.3
2	Emley Drive to A1(M)Doncaster	1.2	14,485	3.1%	−0.8%	6	–
3	A1(M) to B6411Doncaster	3.0	15,794	10.4%	−9.8%	17	20.2
4	B6411 to A6195Doncaster, Barnsley	3.5	14,001	10.9%	−7.6%	18	19.0
5	A6195 to Balkley LaneBarnsley	0.3	16,375	1.8%	+4.6%	6	–
6	Balkley Lane to road to Barnsley RdBarnsley	1.4	12,054	2.3%	+2.3%	5	–
7	road to Barnsley Rd to Cumberland DriveBarnsley	1.2	14,752	1.8%	–	8	–
8	Cumberland Drive to A633Barnsley	0.9	13,633	3.4%	−5.4%	8	–
9	A633 to A6133Barnsley	1.1	20,030	1.3%	+1.7%	23	59.0
10	A6133 to A61Barnsley	0.4	13,220	1.2%	−6.4%	9	–
11	A61 to Church LaneBarnsley	0.4	13,584	1.0%	−6.8%	10	–
12	Church Lane to A637Barnsley	1.7	14,910	0.7%	+3.9%	12	28.9
13	A637 to B6428 Barugh LaneBarnsley	0.6	8,513	2.1%	−5.8%	4	–
14	B6428 Barugh Lane to A636Barnsley, Kirklees	6.0	6,086	2.7%	+3.2%	14	21.9
15	A636 to A629Kirklees	1.6	7,220	3.7%	−6.1%	8	–
16	A629 to A616Kirklees	2.1	10,407	2.3%	−6.1%	10	26.1
17	A616 to A6024Kirklees	2.0	6,570	3.2%	−12.1%	14	60.3
18	A6024 to Ash Grove Rd, UpperthongKirklees	0.7	7,228	1.7%	−4.8%	fewer than 3	–
19	Ash Grove Rd, Upperthong to A669Kirklees, Oldham	9.2	3,173	2.8%	−6.0%	18	35.2
20	A669 to A6018Oldham, Tameside	4.7	9,114	2.7%	−5.1%	11	14.5
21	A6018 to A670 Park Parade RndbtTameside	1.3	20,935	2.5%	+2.3%	19	38.5
22	B6170 to A627Tameside	0.4	32,946	3.1%	−2.7%	7	–
23	A627 to A6017 roundaboutTameside	0.4	40,386	3.0%	+6.1%	5	–
24	A6017 roundabout to M60Tameside	0.5	42,338	3.4%	+6.8%	8	–
25	M60 to A6140Tameside	0.3	30,562	3.3%	+2.0%	fewer than 3	–
26	A6140 to A662Tameside	0.4	41,333	2.2%	+34.3%	5	–
27	A662 to A6010Tameside, Manchester	2.7	20,620	2.8%	−2.5%	52	53.1
28	Midland Street to A6010 Alan Turing WayManchester	0.9	26,568	3.3%	–	9	–
29	A665/A635 junction to A665 Midland StreetManchester	0.1	24,845	2.9%	–	fewer than 3	–
30	Mancunian Way to Chancellor LaneManchester	0.1	19,859	4.0%	+11.0%	4	–
31	A57(M) to Fairfield StManchester	0.3	40,847	3.0%	+0.5%	4	–
32	A6 to A57MManchester	0.2	8,169	3.0%	+0.5%	0	–

Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A635 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.

A635 traffic by vehicle type

Cars and taxis make up 79.0% of the vehicle miles on the A635. HGVs account for 3.9%, rising to 10.9% on B6411 to A6195.

Vehicle mix, 2025

Share of vehicle miles on the A635 by vehicle type
Category	Share
Cars and taxis	79.0%
Vans (LGVs)	16.0%
HGVs	3.9%
Buses and coaches	0.6%
Motorcycles	0.5%

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

HGV share of traffic

HGVs as a share of vehicle miles on the A635, by year
Year	HGV share
2000	5.2%
2001	5.0%
2002	5.2%
2003	5.1%
2004	5.1%
2005	4.9%
2006	5.0%
2007	5.4%
2008	5.1%
2009	4.5%
2010	4.4%
2011	4.0%
2012	3.8%
2013	3.8%
2014	3.7%
2015	3.7%
2016	4.0%
2017	4.1%
2018	4.4%
2019	4.4%
2020	5.1%
2021	4.9%
2022	4.5%
2023	4.2%
2024	4.0%
2025	3.9%

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

A635 traffic trend

Traffic on the A635 came to 220 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 1.9% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 1.7% on 2015.

Vehicle miles a year

Like for like, traffic is up 7.2% on 2000.

Vehicle miles on the A635 each year, the whole road as it was that year
Year	Vehicle miles
2000	203m
2001	206m
2002	208m
2003	212m
2004	216m
2005	219m
2006	224m
2007	225m
2008	219m
2009	220m
2010	217m
2011	215m
2012	214m
2013	216m
2014	220m
2015	222m
2016	228m
2017	229m
2018	224m
2019	223m
2020	175m
2021	194m
2022	213m
2023	217m
2024	218m
2025	220m

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Average daily flow

Average daily flow along the A635, weighted by link length, by year
Year	Vehicles a day
2000	10,993
2001	11,164
2002	11,242
2003	11,464
2004	11,704
2005	11,864
2006	12,121
2007	12,160
2008	11,830
2009	11,890
2010	11,752
2011	11,651
2012	11,608
2013	11,666
2014	11,919
2015	11,991
2016	12,367
2017	12,372
2018	12,048
2019	12,124
2020	9,528
2021	10,566
2022	11,564
2023	11,792
2024	11,809
2025	11,935

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

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, 2 of the 39 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.

A635 collisions

Police recorded 333 collisions with the A635 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 124 of them fatal or serious, including 10 fatal. That is 31.3 per 100 million vehicle miles, close to the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 1.3 a year for each mile of road.

Reported collisions by year

Down 16.9% from 2021 to 2025.

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

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.

Collisions per 100 million vehicle miles by section of the A635, 2021 to 2025
Section	Per 100m vehicle miles
A638 to Emley Drive Doncaster · 13 collisions	86.3
A616 to A6024 Kirklees · 14 collisions	60.3
A633 to A6133 Barnsley · 23 collisions	59.0
A662 to A6010 Tameside, Manchester · 52 collisions	53.1
A6018 to A670 Park Parade Rndbt Tameside · 19 collisions	38.5
Ash Grove Rd, Upperthong to A669 Kirklees, Oldham · 18 collisions	35.2
Church Lane to A637 Barnsley · 12 collisions	28.9
A629 to A616 Kirklees · 10 collisions	26.1

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

A further 74 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A635 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 A635

In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.

Doncaster
Barnsley
Kirklees
Oldham
Tameside
Manchester

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
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	39 count points in 2025	15 September 2026
Reported collisions	Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring	2021 to 2025	333 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”.

How we calculate these figures All data sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How busy is the A635?

Route

A635 traffic and collisions by section

A635 traffic by vehicle type

A635 traffic trend

A635 collisions

Council areas on the A635

Roads that meet the A635

Data sources and methodology

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