Trunk A-road
A75 traffic and collisions
The A75 is a trunk A-road of 97.3 miles, in Dumfries & Galloway. This page covers its traffic at 27 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 286m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 8,041 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 24,757 A701 to A76
- HGV share 12.8% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +1.2% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 177 12.9 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A75?
On an average day in 2025, 8,041 vehicles passed each point on the A75, counting both directions. The busiest section is A701 to A76 (Dumfries & Galloway), with 24,757 a day; the quietest listed is B733 to A747, with 4,297.
Busiest sections, 2025
A701 to A76 carries 3.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A701 to A76 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.7 mi · HGVs 7.8% | 24,757 |
| A709 to A701 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.2 mi · HGVs 12.7% | 16,106 |
| A76 to A780 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.6 mi · HGVs 10.2% | 13,829 |
| B724 to A780 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.6 mi · HGVs 12.1% | 13,617 |
| B7020 to B724 Dumfries & Galloway · 9.9 mi · HGVs 12.6% | 11,760 |
| A780 to A709 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.0 mi · HGVs 14.0% | 11,698 |
| B721 to B7020 Dumfries & Galloway · 1.0 mi · HGVs 11.4% | 11,662 |
| A74(M) to B6357 Dumfries & Galloway · 7.2 mi · HGVs 14.1% | 10,842 |
| A780 to A712 Dumfries & Galloway · 7.7 mi · HGVs 10.0% | 9,966 |
| A712 to A745 Dumfries & Galloway · 6.8 mi · HGVs 11.6% | 9,523 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Dumfries & Galloway · 97.3 miles
A75 traffic and collisions by section
26 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.2 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A74(M) to B6357Dumfries & Galloway | 10,842 | 15 |
| 2 | B6357 to B721Dumfries & Galloway | 9,060 | 6 |
| 3 | B721 to B7020Dumfries & Galloway | 11,662 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | B7020 to B724Dumfries & Galloway | 11,760 | 27 |
| 5 | B724 to A780Dumfries & Galloway | 13,617 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | A780 to A709Dumfries & Galloway | 11,698 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | A709 to A701Dumfries & Galloway | 16,106 | 10 |
| 8 | A701 to A76Dumfries & Galloway | 24,757 | 10 |
| 9 | A76 to A780Dumfries & Galloway | 13,829 | 5 |
| 10 | A780 to A712Dumfries & Galloway | 9,966 | 14 |
| 11 | A712 to A745Dumfries & Galloway | 9,523 | 13 |
| 12 | A745Dumfries & Galloway | 6,351 | 0 |
| 13 | A711Dumfries & Galloway | 6,242 | 8 |
| 14 | A711 to A762Dumfries & Galloway | 6,516 | fewer than 3 |
| 15 | At A762Dumfries & Galloway | 6,334 | fewer than 3 |
| 16 | A762 to A755Dumfries & Galloway | 5,783 | 6 |
| 17 | A755 to B796Dumfries & Galloway | 5,371 | fewer than 3 |
| 18 | B796 to C-road BarholmDumfries & Galloway | 4,993 | 6 |
| 19 | C-road Barholm to A712Dumfries & Galloway | 5,066 | 10 |
| 20 | A712 to A714Dumfries & Galloway | 5,588 | fewer than 3 |
| 21 | A714 to B733Dumfries & Galloway | 4,691 | 10 |
| 22 | B733 to A747Dumfries & Galloway | 4,297 | 9 |
| 23 | A747 to B7084Dumfries & Galloway | 4,901 | 3 |
| 24 | B7084 to A751Dumfries & Galloway | 7,099 | 6 |
| 25 | A751 to McMaster's Rd, StranraerDumfries & Galloway | 5,939 | 4 |
| 26 | A77 to McMaster's RdDumfries & Galloway | 5,754 | 4 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A75 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.
A75 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 65.1% of the vehicle miles on the A75. HGVs account for 12.8%, rising to 18.6% on C-road Barholm to A712.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.6% |
| 2001 | 12.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% |
| 2004 | 12.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5% |
| 2007 | 13.8% |
| 2008 | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% |
| 2010 | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% |
| 2017 | 12.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% |
| 2020 | 15.2% |
| 2021 | 14.8% |
| 2022 | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 12.9% |
| 2024 | 12.8% |
| 2025 | 12.8% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A75 traffic trend
Traffic on the A75 came to 286 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 1.2% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 8.5% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 25.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 230m |
| 2001 | 231m |
| 2002 | 245m |
| 2003 | 248m |
| 2004 | 243m |
| 2005 | 243m |
| 2006 | 250m |
| 2007 | 259m |
| 2008 | 256m |
| 2009 | 252m |
| 2010 | 249m |
| 2011 | 250m |
| 2012 | 251m |
| 2013 | 253m |
| 2014 | 259m |
| 2015 | 265m |
| 2016 | 274m |
| 2017 | 314m |
| 2018 | 286m |
| 2019 | 286m |
| 2020 | 212m |
| 2021 | 254m |
| 2022 | 274m |
| 2023 | 278m |
| 2024 | 283m |
| 2025 | 286m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,487 |
| 2001 | 6,515 |
| 2002 | 6,922 |
| 2003 | 6,995 |
| 2004 | 6,857 |
| 2005 | 6,848 |
| 2006 | 7,058 |
| 2007 | 7,306 |
| 2008 | 7,226 |
| 2009 | 7,117 |
| 2010 | 7,034 |
| 2011 | 7,049 |
| 2012 | 7,071 |
| 2013 | 7,125 |
| 2014 | 7,311 |
| 2015 | 7,485 |
| 2016 | 7,723 |
| 2017 | 8,852 |
| 2018 | 8,046 |
| 2019 | 8,039 |
| 2020 | 5,977 |
| 2021 | 7,159 |
| 2022 | 7,707 |
| 2023 | 7,821 |
| 2024 | 7,963 |
| 2025 | 8,041 |
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, 19 of the 27 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A75 collisions
Police recorded 177 collisions with the A75 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 77 of them fatal or serious, including 14 fatal. That is 12.9 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 80.0% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Slight | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 25 | 18 |
| 2025 | 29 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|
| A709 to A701 Dumfries & Galloway · 10 collisions | 28.8 |
| A714 to B733 Dumfries & Galloway · 10 collisions | 15.8 |
| B7020 to B724 Dumfries & Galloway · 27 collisions | 13.3 |
| A701 to A76 Dumfries & Galloway · 10 collisions | 13.2 |
| A712 to A745 Dumfries & Galloway · 13 collisions | 11.5 |
| A74(M) to B6357 Dumfries & Galloway · 15 collisions | 11.2 |
| C-road Barholm to A712 Dumfries & Galloway · 10 collisions | 11.1 |
| A780 to A712 Dumfries & Galloway · 14 collisions | 10.4 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 9 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A75 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 A75
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Dumfries & Galloway
Roadworks on the A75 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 46 sets of roadworks on the A75 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. 25 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A75t From A75/A701 Roundabout To A75/A76 Roundabout, Dumfries
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A75t From C48a To C43a, Lowthertown
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A75t From C48a To M74 Slip At Gretna
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A75t From C48a From M74 Wb Slip At Gretna
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A75t From C48a From M74 Wb Slip At Gretna
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A75t Eastbound To M74 Southbound Link Road, Gretna
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 | 27 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 177 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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