Trunk A-road
A684 traffic and collisions
The A684 is a trunk A-road of 66.8 miles, from North Yorkshire to Westmorland and Furness. This page covers its traffic at 14 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 94m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 3,872 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 12,642 Mowbray Rd to A167
- HGV share 3.5% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +9.1% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 125 27.9 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A684?
On an average day in 2025, 3,872 vehicles passed each point on the A684, counting both directions. The busiest section is Mowbray Rd to A167 (North Yorkshire), with 12,642 a day; the quietest listed is A6108 to A683, with 1,080.
Busiest sections, 2025
Mowbray Rd to A167 carries 3.3 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| Mowbray Rd to A167 North Yorkshire · 0.6 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 12,642 |
| A167 to A1 spur North Yorkshire · 5.5 mi · HGVs 4.4% | 11,508 |
| Mowbray Rd, Northallerton to A19 North Yorkshire · 5.3 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 11,389 |
| Park Side Road (minor road) to A684 Ann Street Westmorland and Furness · 0.9 mi · HGVs 0.6% | 9,199 |
| A683 to A683 Settlebeck Bridge Westmorland and Furness · 1.2 mi · HGVs 1.1% | 4,399 |
| Park Side Rd, Kendal to M6 Westmorland and Furness · 4.8 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 3,637 |
| A1 spur to A6108 North Yorkshire · 11.7 mi · HGVs 5.2% | 3,611 |
| M6 J37 to A684/A683 Junction (West of Sedbergh) Westmorland and Furness · 4.1 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 3,605 |
| A6108 to A683 North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness · 31.9 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 1,080 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
North Yorkshire to Westmorland and Furness · 66.8 miles
A684 traffic and collisions by section
12 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.1 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mowbray Rd, Northallerton to A19North Yorkshire | 11,389 | 11 |
| 2 | Mowbray Rd to A167North Yorkshire | 12,642 | 6 |
| 3 | A167 to A1 spurNorth Yorkshire | 11,508 | 17 |
| 4 | At A1 spurNorth Yorkshire | 5,754 | 0 |
| 5 | A1 spur to A6108North Yorkshire | 3,611 | 11 |
| 6 | At A6108North Yorkshire | 8,783 | 4 |
| 7 | A6108 to A683North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness | 1,080 | 31 |
| 8 | A683 to A683 Settlebeck BridgeWestmorland and Furness | 4,399 | fewer than 3 |
| 9 | M6 J37 to A684/A683 Junction (West of Sedbergh)Westmorland and Furness | 3,605 | 9 |
| 10 | Park Side Rd, Kendal to M6Westmorland and Furness | 3,637 | 13 |
| 11 | Park Side Road (minor road) to A684 Ann StreetWestmorland and Furness | 9,199 | fewer than 3 |
| 12 | A684 Ann Street to A65Westmorland and Furness | 2,299 | 0 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A684 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.
A684 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 77.6% of the vehicle miles on the A684. HGVs account for 3.5%, rising to 5.2% on A1 spur to A6108.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.6% |
| 2025 | 3.5% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A684 traffic trend
Traffic on the A684 came to 94.4 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 9.1% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 22.4% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 37.7% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 76m |
| 2001 | 77m |
| 2002 | 83m |
| 2003 | 86m |
| 2004 | 88m |
| 2005 | 89m |
| 2006 | 87m |
| 2007 | 85m |
| 2008 | 85m |
| 2009 | 85m |
| 2010 | 83m |
| 2011 | 82m |
| 2012 | 81m |
| 2013 | 83m |
| 2014 | 85m |
| 2015 | 84m |
| 2016 | 86m |
| 2017 | 87m |
| 2018 | 88m |
| 2019 | 87m |
| 2020 | 69m |
| 2021 | 81m |
| 2022 | 88m |
| 2023 | 92m |
| 2024 | 92m |
| 2025 | 94m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,181 |
| 2001 | 3,204 |
| 2002 | 3,465 |
| 2003 | 3,579 |
| 2004 | 3,676 |
| 2005 | 3,690 |
| 2006 | 3,606 |
| 2007 | 3,537 |
| 2008 | 3,523 |
| 2009 | 3,547 |
| 2010 | 3,447 |
| 2011 | 3,436 |
| 2012 | 3,360 |
| 2013 | 3,468 |
| 2014 | 3,525 |
| 2015 | 3,498 |
| 2016 | 3,582 |
| 2017 | 3,579 |
| 2018 | 3,603 |
| 2019 | 3,565 |
| 2020 | 2,850 |
| 2021 | 3,344 |
| 2022 | 3,605 |
| 2023 | 3,761 |
| 2024 | 3,790 |
| 2025 | 3,872 |
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, 3 of the 14 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A684 collisions
Police recorded 125 collisions with the A684 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 62 of them fatal or serious, including 7 fatal. That is 27.9 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.4 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 3.7% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 8 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A6108 to A683 North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness · 31 collisions | 51.3 |
| Park Side Rd, Kendal to M6 Westmorland and Furness · 13 collisions | 47.0 |
| A167 to A1 spur North Yorkshire · 17 collisions | 15.3 |
| A1 spur to A6108 North Yorkshire · 11 collisions | 14.8 |
| Mowbray Rd, Northallerton to A19 North Yorkshire · 11 collisions | 10.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 14 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A684 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 A684
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- North Yorkshire
- Westmorland and Furness
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 | 14 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 125 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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