A-road
A712 traffic and collisions
The A712 is an A-road of 32.7 miles, in Dumfries & Galloway. This page covers its traffic at 5 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 8.1m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 681 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 1,409 A713 to A762
- HGV share 9.4% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −4.3% same count points
How busy is the A712?
On an average day in 2025, 681 vehicles passed each point on the A712, counting both directions. The busiest section is A713 to A762 (Dumfries & Galloway), with 1,409 a day; the quietest listed is A75 to B794, with 641.
Busiest sections, 2025
A713 to A762 carries 2.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A713 to A762 Dumfries & Galloway · 0.7 mi · HGVs 7.7% | 1,409 |
| B7075 to A713 Dumfries & Galloway · 0.6 mi · HGVs 6.9% | 990 |
| B794 to B7075 Dumfries & Galloway · 8.8 mi · HGVs 9.3% | 698 |
| A762 to A75 Dumfries & Galloway · 17.4 mi · HGVs 10.5% | 645 |
| A75 to B794 Dumfries & Galloway · 5.2 mi · HGVs 6.7% | 641 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Dumfries & Galloway · 32.7 miles
A712 traffic and collisions by section
5 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 | A75 to B794Dumfries & Galloway | 641 | – |
| 2 | B794 to B7075Dumfries & Galloway | 698 | – |
| 3 | B7075 to A713Dumfries & Galloway | 990 | – |
| 4 | A713 to A762Dumfries & Galloway | 1,409 | – |
| 5 | A762 to A75Dumfries & Galloway | 645 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A712 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.
A712 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 56.9% of the vehicle miles on the A712. HGVs account for 9.4%, rising to 10.5% on A762 to A75.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 9.7% |
| 2017 | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% |
| 2021 | 10.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% |
| 2023 | 9.7% |
| 2024 | 9.6% |
| 2025 | 9.4% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A712 traffic trend
Traffic on the A712 came to 8.1 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 4.3% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 1.4% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 17.7% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9m |
| 2001 | 7.0m |
| 2002 | 7.1m |
| 2003 | 7.4m |
| 2004 | 7.4m |
| 2005 | 7.5m |
| 2006 | 7.3m |
| 2007 | 7.3m |
| 2008 | 7.3m |
| 2009 | 7.4m |
| 2010 | 7.2m |
| 2011 | 7.7m |
| 2012 | 7.4m |
| 2013 | 7.5m |
| 2014 | 7.8m |
| 2015 | 8.0m |
| 2016 | 8.3m |
| 2017 | 8.4m |
| 2018 | 8.5m |
| 2019 | 8.5m |
| 2020 | 6.5m |
| 2021 | 7.2m |
| 2022 | 7.8m |
| 2023 | 7.9m |
| 2024 | 8.0m |
| 2025 | 8.1m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 579 |
| 2001 | 588 |
| 2002 | 593 |
| 2003 | 623 |
| 2004 | 621 |
| 2005 | 628 |
| 2006 | 616 |
| 2007 | 610 |
| 2008 | 610 |
| 2009 | 622 |
| 2010 | 604 |
| 2011 | 643 |
| 2012 | 618 |
| 2013 | 632 |
| 2014 | 654 |
| 2015 | 672 |
| 2016 | 693 |
| 2017 | 704 |
| 2018 | 712 |
| 2019 | 712 |
| 2020 | 547 |
| 2021 | 605 |
| 2022 | 654 |
| 2023 | 665 |
| 2024 | 673 |
| 2025 | 681 |
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, 0 of the 5 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A712 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A712 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | fewer than 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A712
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Dumfries & Galloway
Roadworks on the A712 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 1 set of roadworks on the A712 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A712 Principal Road From U5s East Of Clatteringshaws Loch To U4s, New Galloway
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 | 5 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 18 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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