Trunk A-road
A69 traffic and collisions
The A69 is a trunk A-road of 55.6 miles, from Newcastle upon Tyne to Cumberland. This page covers its traffic at 20 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 390m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 19,236 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 43,586 B6528 slip roads to A1 / A186
- HGV share 7.7% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −0.1% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 152 8.2 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A69?
On an average day in 2025, 19,236 vehicles passed each point on the A69, counting both directions. The busiest section is B6528 slip roads to A1 / A186 (Newcastle upon Tyne), with 43,586 a day; the quietest listed is A689 to M6, with 10,394.
Busiest sections, 2025
B6528 slip roads to A1 / A186 carries 2.3 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B6528 slip roads to A1 / A186 Newcastle upon Tyne · 0.5 mi · HGVs 5.2% | 43,586 |
| B6528 slips (east) to A6085 Newcastle upon Tyne · 2.4 mi · HGVs 5.2% | 39,267 |
| A6085 to B6528 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland · 1.1 mi · HGVs 5.9% | 31,536 |
| B6528 to A69 slip Northumberland · 1.9 mi · HGVs 5.6% | 31,347 |
| A69 slip to A68 Northumberland · 5.8 mi · HGVs 6.1% | 29,990 |
| At A68 Northumberland · 2.9 mi · HGVs 7.2% | 28,491 |
| A68 to A6079 Northumberland · 2.9 mi · HGVs 7.8% | 27,081 |
| At A6079 Northumberland · 0.8 mi · HGVs 7.0% | 22,903 |
| A69/A698 intersection to Montgomery Way (minor road) Cumberland · 1.8 mi · HGVs 2.0% | 16,561 |
| A6079 to A686 Northumberland · 5.7 mi · HGVs 9.0% | 16,559 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Newcastle upon Tyne to Cumberland · 55.6 miles
A69 traffic and collisions by section
14 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 4 short link roads and spurs (0.8 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B6528 slip roads to A1 / A186Newcastle upon Tyne | 43,586 | 5 |
| 2 | B6528 slips (east) to A6085Newcastle upon Tyne | 39,267 | 6 |
| 3 | A6085 to B6528Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland | 31,536 | 0 |
| 4 | B6528 to A69 slipNorthumberland | 31,347 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | A69 slip to A68Northumberland | 29,990 | 12 |
| 6 | At A68Northumberland | 28,491 | 6 |
| 7 | A68 to A6079Northumberland | 27,081 | 7 |
| 8 | At A6079Northumberland | 22,903 | fewer than 3 |
| 9 | A6079 to A686Northumberland | 16,559 | 18 |
| 10 | A686 to A6071Northumberland, Cumberland | 13,883 | 48 |
| 11 | A6071 to A689Cumberland | 11,947 | fewer than 3 |
| 12 | At A689Cumberland | 14,480 | 5 |
| 13 | A689 to M6Cumberland | 10,394 | 17 |
| 14 | A69/A698 intersection to Montgomery Way (minor road)Cumberland | 16,561 | 20 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A69 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.
A69 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 74.6% of the vehicle miles on the A69. HGVs account for 7.7%, rising to 11.1% on A686 to A6071.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% |
| 2001 | 9.3% |
| 2002 | 9.7% |
| 2003 | 9.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% |
| 2013 | 7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% |
| 2015 | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9% |
| 2020 | 9.3% |
| 2021 | 9.1% |
| 2022 | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 7.7% |
| 2025 | 7.7% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A69 traffic trend
Traffic on the A69 came to 390 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is about the same as in 2019, before the pandemic, and up 16.2% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 22.8% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 320m |
| 2001 | 345m |
| 2002 | 334m |
| 2003 | 330m |
| 2004 | 347m |
| 2005 | 346m |
| 2006 | 351m |
| 2007 | 351m |
| 2008 | 338m |
| 2009 | 334m |
| 2010 | 333m |
| 2011 | 337m |
| 2012 | 338m |
| 2013 | 340m |
| 2014 | 337m |
| 2015 | 343m |
| 2016 | 361m |
| 2017 | 361m |
| 2018 | 386m |
| 2019 | 394m |
| 2020 | 295m |
| 2021 | 330m |
| 2022 | 370m |
| 2023 | 379m |
| 2024 | 391m |
| 2025 | 390m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,095 |
| 2001 | 17,342 |
| 2002 | 16,768 |
| 2003 | 16,590 |
| 2004 | 17,426 |
| 2005 | 17,150 |
| 2006 | 17,420 |
| 2007 | 17,430 |
| 2008 | 16,764 |
| 2009 | 16,570 |
| 2010 | 16,528 |
| 2011 | 16,654 |
| 2012 | 16,695 |
| 2013 | 16,781 |
| 2014 | 16,654 |
| 2015 | 16,907 |
| 2016 | 17,892 |
| 2017 | 17,885 |
| 2018 | 19,053 |
| 2019 | 19,429 |
| 2020 | 14,544 |
| 2021 | 16,283 |
| 2022 | 18,272 |
| 2023 | 18,686 |
| 2024 | 19,281 |
| 2025 | 19,236 |
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, 4 of the 20 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A69 collisions
Police recorded 152 collisions with the A69 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 65 of them fatal or serious, including 7 fatal. That is 8.2 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.6 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 10.7% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | 10 |
| 2022 | 20 | 14 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A69/A698 intersection to Montgomery Way (minor road) Cumberland · 20 collisions | 183.8 |
| A689 to M6 Cumberland · 17 collisions | 13.3 |
| A6079 to A686 Northumberland · 18 collisions | 11.2 |
| A686 to A6071 Northumberland, Cumberland · 48 collisions | 10.1 |
| A69 slip to A68 Northumberland · 12 collisions | 4.1 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 12 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A69 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 A69
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Northumberland
- Cumberland
Planned closures on the A69 in England
National Highways has 7 planned closures on the A69 between 16 September 2026 and 30 September 2026, all of them starting in that period. 1 close a carriageway rather than a lane or slip road, and 4 start between 7pm and 6am.
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Lane or slip A69 Bridge End jct to Corbridge Exit Slip Eastbound Lane 1 Closure
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Carriageway A1 Jct 75 northbound entry slip road closure
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Lane or slip A69 Styford Rbt to C254 Ovington Jct Eastbound Lane 1 Closure
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Lane or slip A69 Low House Farm to Haltwhistle Climbing lane Eastbound and Westbound Traffic signals and convoy working
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Lane or slip A69 Stagshaw to Styford Interchange eastbound Lane 2 closure
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Lane or slip A69 C254 Ovington Jct to Hopside Farm Bridge Eastbound Lane 1 Closure
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Lane or slip A69 Eastbound and Westbound Scotby Dual Lane 1 closures (to cover Khans at the Waterloo restaurant and golf course junction)
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 | 152 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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