A-road
A759 traffic and collisions
The A759 is an A-road of 9.6 miles, from East Ayrshire to South Ayrshire. This page covers its traffic at 8 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 24m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 6,775 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 8,442 B746 Main Street to B749 Ayr Street
- HGV share 3.7% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −6.1% same count points
How busy is the A759?
On an average day in 2025, 6,775 vehicles passed each point on the A759, counting both directions. The busiest section is B746 Main Street to B749 Ayr Street (South Ayrshire), with 8,442 a day; the quietest listed is B746 Kilmarnock Road to B746 Main Street, with 4,729.
Busiest sections, 2025
B746 Main Street to B749 Ayr Street carries 1.2 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B746 Main Street to B749 Ayr Street South Ayrshire · 1.7 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 8,442 |
| B751 to A78 East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire · 4.2 mi · HGVs 4.7% | 6,669 |
| B7081 Portland Road to Smillie Place East Ayrshire · 1.1 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 6,582 |
| B7064 to B751 East Ayrshire · 0.8 mi · HGVs 12.5% | 6,277 |
| B746 Kilmarnock Road to B746 Main Street South Ayrshire · 1.2 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 4,729 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
East Ayrshire to South Ayrshire · 9.6 miles
A759 traffic and collisions by section
7 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 | B7081 Portland Road to Smillie PlaceEast Ayrshire | 6,582 | – |
| 2 | Smillie Place to B7064East Ayrshire | 5,990 | – |
| 3 | B7064 to B751East Ayrshire | 6,277 | – |
| 4 | B751 to A78East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire | 6,669 | – |
| 5 | A78 to B746 Kilmarnock RoadSouth Ayrshire | 11,752 | – |
| 6 | B746 Kilmarnock Road to B746 Main StreetSouth Ayrshire | 4,729 | – |
| 7 | B746 Main Street to B749 Ayr StreetSouth Ayrshire | 8,442 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A759 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.
A759 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 79.5% of the vehicle miles on the A759. HGVs account for 3.7%, rising to 12.5% on B7064 to B751.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% |
| 2024 | 3.8% |
| 2025 | 3.7% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A759 traffic trend
Traffic on the A759 came to 23.7 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 6.1% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 7.7% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 22.0% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 20m |
| 2001 | 19m |
| 2002 | 23m |
| 2003 | 23m |
| 2004 | 23m |
| 2005 | 24m |
| 2006 | 25m |
| 2007 | 25m |
| 2008 | 25m |
| 2009 | 25m |
| 2010 | 25m |
| 2011 | 25m |
| 2012 | 25m |
| 2013 | 24m |
| 2014 | 25m |
| 2015 | 26m |
| 2016 | 26m |
| 2017 | 26m |
| 2018 | 26m |
| 2019 | 25m |
| 2020 | 19m |
| 2021 | 21m |
| 2022 | 23m |
| 2023 | 23m |
| 2024 | 24m |
| 2025 | 24m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,553 |
| 2001 | 5,519 |
| 2002 | 6,484 |
| 2003 | 6,585 |
| 2004 | 6,675 |
| 2005 | 6,920 |
| 2006 | 7,038 |
| 2007 | 7,099 |
| 2008 | 6,981 |
| 2009 | 7,097 |
| 2010 | 7,026 |
| 2011 | 7,182 |
| 2012 | 7,155 |
| 2013 | 6,967 |
| 2014 | 7,127 |
| 2015 | 7,340 |
| 2016 | 7,506 |
| 2017 | 7,544 |
| 2018 | 7,542 |
| 2019 | 7,214 |
| 2020 | 5,503 |
| 2021 | 6,055 |
| 2022 | 6,505 |
| 2023 | 6,629 |
| 2024 | 6,717 |
| 2025 | 6,775 |
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 8 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A759 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A759 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 8 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2025 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 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 A759
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- East Ayrshire
- South Ayrshire
Roadworks on the A759 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 2 sets of roadworks on the A759 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A759 From Auchingate Interchange To B730 Drybridge Road Dundonald
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A759 From Auchingate Interchange To B730 Drybridge Road Dundonald
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 | 8 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 15 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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