Trunk A-road
A702 traffic and collisions
The A702 is a trunk A-road of 81.7 miles, from City of Edinburgh to Dumfries & Galloway. This page covers its traffic at 21 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 97m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 3,240 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 22,200 A720 to A703
- HGV share 7.6% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −3.1% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 110 23.5 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A702?
On an average day in 2025, 3,240 vehicles passed each point on the A702, counting both directions. The busiest section is A720 to A703 (City of Edinburgh, Midlothian), with 22,200 a day; the quietest listed is B7075 to A713, with 246.
Busiest sections, 2025
A720 to A703 carries 6.9 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A720 to A703 City of Edinburgh, Midlothian · 0.6 mi · HGVs 3.5% | 22,200 |
| A700 to B701 Oxgangs Road City of Edinburgh · 3.0 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 11,603 |
| At A72 South Lanarkshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 4.5% | 6,421 |
| A73 to M74/A74(M) South Lanarkshire · 1.3 mi · HGVs 12.6% | 6,294 |
| A703 to A766 Midlothian · 7.1 mi · HGVs 8.3% | 5,932 |
| A766 to A721 Midlothian, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire · 11.1 mi · HGVs 10.0% | 5,351 |
| A721 to A72 South Lanarkshire · 4.5 mi · HGVs 13.0% | 4,319 |
| A72 to A73 South Lanarkshire · 9.6 mi · HGVs 7.6% | 4,296 |
| A74M/M74 to B797 South Lanarkshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 5.3% | 1,937 |
| B797 to A74(M) South Lanarkshire · 2.3 mi · HGVs 11.2% | 1,002 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
City of Edinburgh to Dumfries & Galloway · 81.7 miles
A702 traffic and collisions by section
17 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A700 to B701 Oxgangs RoadCity of Edinburgh | 11,603 | 40 |
| 2 | B701 Oxgangs Road to Swanston AvenueCity of Edinburgh | 21,447 | 0 |
| 3 | Swanston Avenue to A720City of Edinburgh | 21,235 | 3 |
| 4 | A720 to A703City of Edinburgh, Midlothian | 22,200 | 4 |
| 5 | A703 to A766Midlothian | 5,932 | 24 |
| 6 | A766 to A721Midlothian, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire | 5,351 | 7 |
| 7 | A721 to A72South Lanarkshire | 4,319 | 6 |
| 8 | At A72South Lanarkshire | 6,421 | fewer than 3 |
| 9 | A72 to A73South Lanarkshire | 4,296 | 11 |
| 10 | A73 to M74/A74(M)South Lanarkshire | 6,294 | 0 |
| 11 | A74M/M74 to B797South Lanarkshire | 1,937 | 0 |
| 12 | B797 to A74(M)South Lanarkshire | 1,002 | 0 |
| 13 | At A74(M)South Lanarkshire | 928 | 0 |
| 14 | A74(M) to A76South Lanarkshire, Dumfries & Galloway | 710 | 8 |
| 15 | A76 to B729 High StreetDumfries & Galloway | 935 | fewer than 3 |
| 16 | B729 to B7075Dumfries & Galloway | 266 | 4 |
| 17 | B7075 to A713Dumfries & Galloway | 246 | 0 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A702 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.
A702 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 70.6% of the vehicle miles on the A702. HGVs account for 7.6%, rising to 14.3% on At A74(M).
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% |
| 2003 | 6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% |
| 2006 | 6.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% |
| 2011 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.3% |
| 2016 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 7.6% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A702 traffic trend
Traffic on the A702 came to 96.6 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 3.1% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 5.2% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 6.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 108m |
| 2001 | 109m |
| 2002 | 101m |
| 2003 | 102m |
| 2004 | 100m |
| 2005 | 99m |
| 2006 | 101m |
| 2007 | 105m |
| 2008 | 105m |
| 2009 | 102m |
| 2010 | 101m |
| 2011 | 102m |
| 2012 | 102m |
| 2013 | 102m |
| 2014 | 104m |
| 2015 | 106m |
| 2016 | 110m |
| 2017 | 113m |
| 2018 | 110m |
| 2019 | 100m |
| 2020 | 73m |
| 2021 | 85m |
| 2022 | 96m |
| 2023 | 95m |
| 2024 | 94m |
| 2025 | 97m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,600 |
| 2001 | 3,620 |
| 2002 | 3,377 |
| 2003 | 3,394 |
| 2004 | 3,327 |
| 2005 | 3,309 |
| 2006 | 3,367 |
| 2007 | 3,515 |
| 2008 | 3,513 |
| 2009 | 3,416 |
| 2010 | 3,377 |
| 2011 | 3,401 |
| 2012 | 3,402 |
| 2013 | 3,415 |
| 2014 | 3,468 |
| 2015 | 3,537 |
| 2016 | 3,659 |
| 2017 | 3,776 |
| 2018 | 3,659 |
| 2019 | 3,343 |
| 2020 | 2,444 |
| 2021 | 2,854 |
| 2022 | 3,229 |
| 2023 | 3,185 |
| 2024 | 3,162 |
| 2025 | 3,240 |
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, 9 of the 21 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A702 collisions
Police recorded 110 collisions with the A702 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 51 of them fatal or serious, including 5 fatal. That is 23.5 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.3 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 3.8% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 12 | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A700 to B701 Oxgangs Road City of Edinburgh · 40 collisions | 65.0 |
| A703 to A766 Midlothian · 24 collisions | 32.8 |
| A72 to A73 South Lanarkshire · 11 collisions | 15.1 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 23 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A702 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 A702
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- City of Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- Scottish Borders
- South Lanarkshire
- Dumfries & Galloway
Roadworks on the A702 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 26 sets of roadworks on the A702 in Scotland, 4 of them under way. 8 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A702 From Biggar To A721 At Melbourne Crossroads
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A702t, Penicuik
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A702 From Biggar To A721 At Melbourne Crossroads
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A702t, Penicuik
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A702 From Biggar To A721 At Melbourne Crossroads
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A702 From Biggar To A721 At Melbourne Crossroads (plus 2 more)
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 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 | 21 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 110 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 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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