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A711 traffic and collisions
The A711 is an A-road of 36.8 miles, in Dumfries & Galloway. This page covers its traffic at 6 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 38m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 2,836 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 4,844 rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge, Dumfries to A710
- HGV share 5.7% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −15.6% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 38 21.0 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A711?
On an average day in 2025, 2,836 vehicles passed each point on the A711, counting both directions. The busiest section is rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge, Dumfries to A710 (Dumfries & Galloway), with 4,844 a day; the quietest listed is A745 to A755, with 1,176.
Busiest sections, 2025
rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge, Dumfries to A710 carries 1.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge, Dumfries to A710 Dumfries & Galloway · 12.2 mi · HGVs 6.5% | 4,844 |
| A755 to A762 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.5 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 4,445 |
| A710 to A745 Dumfries & Galloway · 0.6 mi · HGVs 6.6% | 4,398 |
| A762 to A75 Dumfries & Galloway · 3.9 mi · HGVs 4.9% | 3,092 |
| rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge to A780 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.1 mi · HGVs 2.4% | 3,037 |
| A745 to A755 Dumfries & Galloway · 17.5 mi · HGVs 5.4% | 1,176 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Dumfries & Galloway · 36.8 miles
A711 traffic and collisions by section
6 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge to A780Dumfries & Galloway | 3,037 | fewer than 3 |
| 2 | rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge, Dumfries to A710Dumfries & Galloway | 4,844 | 17 |
| 3 | A710 to A745Dumfries & Galloway | 4,398 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | A745 to A755Dumfries & Galloway | 1,176 | 0 |
| 5 | A755 to A762Dumfries & Galloway | 4,445 | 4 |
| 6 | A762 to A75Dumfries & Galloway | 3,092 | 4 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A711 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.
A711 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 72.9% of the vehicle miles on the A711. HGVs account for 5.7%.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% |
| 2001 | 6.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8% |
| 2003 | 6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% |
| 2021 | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8% |
| 2025 | 5.7% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A711 traffic trend
Traffic on the A711 came to 38.1 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 15.6% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 12.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 12.5% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36m |
| 2001 | 35m |
| 2002 | 36m |
| 2003 | 37m |
| 2004 | 37m |
| 2005 | 38m |
| 2006 | 38m |
| 2007 | 41m |
| 2008 | 40m |
| 2009 | 40m |
| 2010 | 40m |
| 2011 | 40m |
| 2012 | 40m |
| 2013 | 40m |
| 2014 | 41m |
| 2015 | 42m |
| 2016 | 43m |
| 2017 | 43m |
| 2018 | 44m |
| 2019 | 44m |
| 2020 | 33m |
| 2021 | 33m |
| 2022 | 35m |
| 2023 | 37m |
| 2024 | 38m |
| 2025 | 38m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,690 |
| 2001 | 2,554 |
| 2002 | 2,652 |
| 2003 | 2,761 |
| 2004 | 2,764 |
| 2005 | 2,780 |
| 2006 | 2,829 |
| 2007 | 3,006 |
| 2008 | 2,974 |
| 2009 | 2,950 |
| 2010 | 2,941 |
| 2011 | 2,945 |
| 2012 | 2,941 |
| 2013 | 2,929 |
| 2014 | 2,996 |
| 2015 | 3,104 |
| 2016 | 3,179 |
| 2017 | 3,213 |
| 2018 | 3,231 |
| 2019 | 3,235 |
| 2020 | 2,454 |
| 2021 | 2,449 |
| 2022 | 2,638 |
| 2023 | 2,772 |
| 2024 | 2,805 |
| 2025 | 2,836 |
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 (52.4% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 0 of the 6 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A711 collisions
Police recorded 38 collisions with the A711 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 21.0 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.2 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 233.3% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| rd to Cargenbridge Ave, Cargenbridge, Dumfries to A710 Dumfries & Galloway · 17 collisions | 16.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 3 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A711 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 A711
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Dumfries & Galloway
Roadworks on the A711 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 2 sets of roadworks on the A711 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A711 Principal Road From A75 To A762 At Tongland Bridge
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A711 Principal Road From U48s Near Ringliggate To Church Street Auchencairn
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 | 6 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 38 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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