A-road
A832 traffic and collisions
The A832 is an A-road of 114.5 miles, in Highland. This page covers its traffic at 11 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 57m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 1,370 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 4,310 A9 to A862
- HGV share 4.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −2.3% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 58 21.5 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A832?
On an average day in 2025, 1,370 vehicles passed each point on the A832, counting both directions. The busiest section is A9 to A862 (Highland), with 4,310 a day; the quietest listed is B8057 to C-road Laide, with 726.
Busiest sections, 2025
A9 to A862 carries 3.1 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A9 to A862 Highland · 5.6 mi · HGVs 5.8% | 4,310 |
| B9160 to A9 Highland · 11.0 mi · HGVs 4.1% | 2,148 |
| A835 to A890 Highland · 15.2 mi · HGVs 7.1% | 1,776 |
| A862 to A835 Highland · 4.8 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 1,393 |
| B8021 to B8057 Highland · 5.2 mi · HGVs 4.8% | 1,238 |
| A896 to B8056 Highland · 16.2 mi · HGVs 2.8% | 1,234 |
| B8056 to B8021 Highland · 2.9 mi · HGVs 4.4% | 1,216 |
| Marine Terrace, Cromarty to B9160 Highland · 7.1 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 943 |
| C-road Laide to A835 Highland · 28.8 mi · HGVs 0.2% | 870 |
| A890 to A896 Highland · 9.0 mi · HGVs 5.6% | 818 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Highland · 114.5 miles
A832 traffic and collisions by section
11 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 | Marine Terrace, Cromarty to B9160Highland | 943 | fewer than 3 |
| 2 | B9160 to A9Highland | 2,148 | 8 |
| 3 | A9 to A862Highland | 4,310 | 5 |
| 4 | A862 to A835Highland | 1,393 | 5 |
| 5 | A835 to A890Highland | 1,776 | 3 |
| 6 | A890 to A896Highland | 818 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | A896 to B8056Highland | 1,234 | 5 |
| 8 | B8056 to B8021Highland | 1,216 | fewer than 3 |
| 9 | B8021 to B8057Highland | 1,238 | fewer than 3 |
| 10 | B8057 to C-road LaideHighland | 726 | 11 |
| 11 | C-road Laide to A835Highland | 870 | 5 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A832 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.
A832 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 69.8% of the vehicle miles on the A832. HGVs account for 4.1%, rising to 7.1% on A835 to A890.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% |
| 2008 | 6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A832 traffic trend
Traffic on the A832 came to 57.2 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 2.3% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 13.6% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 22.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 47m |
| 2001 | 49m |
| 2002 | 50m |
| 2003 | 51m |
| 2004 | 51m |
| 2005 | 51m |
| 2006 | 47m |
| 2007 | 47m |
| 2008 | 48m |
| 2009 | 47m |
| 2010 | 45m |
| 2011 | 46m |
| 2012 | 47m |
| 2013 | 48m |
| 2014 | 49m |
| 2015 | 50m |
| 2016 | 52m |
| 2017 | 52m |
| 2018 | 53m |
| 2019 | 59m |
| 2020 | 45m |
| 2021 | 49m |
| 2022 | 53m |
| 2023 | 54m |
| 2024 | 55m |
| 2025 | 57m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,119 |
| 2001 | 1,164 |
| 2002 | 1,184 |
| 2003 | 1,211 |
| 2004 | 1,215 |
| 2005 | 1,216 |
| 2006 | 1,130 |
| 2007 | 1,119 |
| 2008 | 1,145 |
| 2009 | 1,133 |
| 2010 | 1,070 |
| 2011 | 1,096 |
| 2012 | 1,117 |
| 2013 | 1,140 |
| 2014 | 1,174 |
| 2015 | 1,206 |
| 2016 | 1,238 |
| 2017 | 1,253 |
| 2018 | 1,263 |
| 2019 | 1,401 |
| 2020 | 1,071 |
| 2021 | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 1,276 |
| 2023 | 1,300 |
| 2024 | 1,316 |
| 2025 | 1,370 |
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, 1 of the 11 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A832 collisions
Police recorded 58 collisions with the A832 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 21.5 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.1 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Up 100.0% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|
| B8057 to C-road Laide Highland · 11 collisions | 99.3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 5 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A832 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 A832
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Highland
Roadworks on the A832 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 8 sets of roadworks on the A832 in Scotland, 2 of them under way. 3 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A832 From B8057 Junction To C1079 At Aultbea, Poolewe
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A832 From Chullin Access Road To Druimdhu Access Road, Achanalt
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A832 From Chullin Access Road To Druimdhu Access Road, Achanalt
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A832 From A835t Braemore Junction To U3397 Durnamuck Junction, Dundonnell
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A832 From A835t Braemore Junction To U3397 Durnamuck Junction, Dundonnell
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A832 From Chullin Access Road To Druimdhu Access Road, Achanalt
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 | 11 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 58 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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