Trunk A-road

A9 traffic and collisions

The A9 is a trunk A-road of 274.4 miles, from Falkirk to Highland. This page covers its traffic at 72 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.

Last updated: 15 September 2026
Data source: Department for Transport
Records analysed: 72 count points in 2025
Methodology: View methodology

Traffic in 2025 1.2bn vehicle miles
Average daily traffic 11,928 vehicles a day, both directions
Busiest section 37,459 B9006 to A9
HGV share 9.4% of vehicle miles
Traffic since 2019 +5.1% same count points
Collisions, 2021 to 2025 406 7.4 per 100m vehicle miles

How busy is the A9?

On an average day in 2025, 11,928 vehicles passed each point on the A9, counting both directions. The busiest section is B9006 to A9 (Highland), with 37,459 a day; the quietest listed is B870 to A882, with 1,561.

Busiest sections, 2025

B9006 to A9 carries 3.1 times the road’s average flow.

Sections of the A9 with the highest average daily flow, 2025
Section	Vehicles a day
B9006 to A9 Highland · 1.5 mi · HGVs 5.9%	37,459
A82 to Millbank, Charlestown Highland · 2.4 mi · HGVs 3.8%	32,308
A8082 to A96 Highland · 0.6 mi · HGVs 3.7%	32,037
Broxden Rounabout, Perth and Kinross to A9 junction parallel to West Mains Avenue Perth & Kinross · 1.4 mi · HGVs 6.7%	32,019
C-road to Drumsmittal to B9161 Highland · 1.2 mi · HGVs 5.2%	31,733
M9 to A820 Stirling · 1.7 mi · HGVs 8.7%	30,537
B8033 to A822 Stirling, Perth & Kinross · 3.5 mi · HGVs 9.6%	30,188
A820 to B8033 Stirling · 1.6 mi · HGVs 9.7%	29,778
B9161 to A832 Highland · 2.6 mi · HGVs 4.7%	29,469
A824 to B9141 Perth & Kinross · 1.6 mi · HGVs 8.1%	28,709

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Route

Falkirk to Highland · 274.4 miles

Schematic route: each line joins the junctions at the ends of a DfT count point link.

A9 traffic and collisions by section

65 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 4 short link roads and spurs (0.4 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.

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Sections of the A9 in route order, 2025 traffic
#
1	M9 to A904Falkirk	1.9	19,554	4.2%	−6.3%	6	–
2	A904 to A803Falkirk	2.5	11,240	2.9%	−4.8%	6	–
3	At A9Falkirk	0.4	22,440	1.6%	+1.7%	3	–
4	A803 to M876Falkirk	2.2	12,639	1.6%	−6.2%	10	20.3
5	A9/A88 roundabout to M876 off rampFalkirk	0.3	17,441	2.5%	−5.5%	0	–
6	M876 off ramp to M876 on rampFalkirk	0.1	13,345	2.0%	−5.8%	0	–
7	M876 to A91Falkirk, Stirling	4.5	8,967	2.4%	−9.1%	12	16.9
8	A91 to East MurrayfieldStirling	0.7	11,210	1.9%	−5.5%	0	–
9	East Murrayfield to A872Stirling	1.3	9,157	1.3%	−5.7%	7	–
10	A872 to A905Stirling	1.1	15,052	2.4%	−5.2%	6	–
11	A905 to A811/A905Stirling	1.1	15,061	2.0%	−5.1%	3	–
12	A894 to B998 Logie RoadStirling	1.1	20,205	1.9%	−8.4%	8	–
13	B998 Logie Road to Station Rd, Westerton, Bridge of AllanStirling	1.8	12,509	2.9%	−5.5%	9	–
14	Station Rd, Westerton, Bridge of Allan to M9 jn11Stirling	1.5	12,438	3.6%	−6.5%	4	–
15	M9 to A820Stirling	1.7	30,537	8.7%	+0.7%	13	14.3
16	A820 to B8033Stirling	1.6	29,778	9.7%	−4.9%	4	–
17	B8033 to A822Stirling, Perth & Kinross	3.5	30,188	9.6%	−1.6%	12	6.6
18	A822 to A823Perth & Kinross	6.5	27,429	12.6%	−0.8%	11	3.7
19	A823 to A824Perth & Kinross	0.9	26,558	10.2%	−3.2%	fewer than 3	–
20	At A824Perth & Kinross	4.4	24,989	11.9%	+4.3%	3	–
21	A824 to B9141Perth & Kinross	1.6	28,709	8.1%	−9.4%	0	–
22	B9141 to M90Perth & Kinross	6.5	27,415	10.0%	+5.8%	24	7.8
23	Broxden Rounabout, Perth and Kinross to A9 junction parallel to West Mains AvenuePerth & Kinross	1.4	32,019	6.7%	+2.7%	8	–
24	A9 junction parallel to West Mains Avenue to A9 near Town's LadePerth & Kinross	0.7	14,866	9.1%	−52.3%	0	–
25	A9 near Town's Lade to Roundabout with A9 (South of River Almond)Perth & Kinross	0.5	19,869	6.8%	−38.5%	4	–
26	Perth to Little DunkeldPerth & Kinross	1.1	16,824	5.5%	–	3	–
27	Little Dunkeld to PerthPerth & Kinross	11.7	19,931	6.5%	–	17	20.0
28	A923 to A827Perth & Kinross	7.5	16,268	10.9%	+18.5%	14	6.9
29	A827 to A924Perth & Kinross	3.0	14,388	8.1%	+2.7%	fewer than 3	–
30	At A924Perth & Kinross	2.6	11,760	10.4%	+20.4%	5	–
31	A924 to A889Perth & Kinross, Highland	28.3	11,542	18.1%	+16.5%	25	4.7
32	A889 to B9150Highland	10.1	8,397	13.6%	+4.9%	12	7.7
33	B9150 to A86Highland	5.0	9,752	12.6%	+10.7%	6	–
34	A86 to B9152Highland	9.5	11,172	14.3%	+12.1%	8	–
35	B9152 to A95Highland	3.5	9,242	12.8%	+13.2%	5	–
36	A95 to A938Highland	6.5	8,405	16.7%	+5.3%	7	–
37	A938 to B9154Highland	16.3	11,053	9.0%	+52.2%	13	4.3
38	B9154 to A8082Highland	4.5	13,997	7.7%	+7.7%	5	–
39	A8082 to A96Highland	0.6	32,037	3.7%	+12.2%	6	–
40	B9006 to A9Highland	1.5	37,459	5.9%	−0.9%	5	–
41	A82 to Millbank, CharlestownHighland	2.4	32,308	3.8%	−9.4%	8	–
42	C-road to Drumsmittal to B9161Highland	1.2	31,733	5.2%	−0.8%	3	–
43	B9161 to A832Highland	2.6	29,469	4.7%	+10.0%	5	–
44	A832 to A862Highland	6.8	12,359	8.5%	+0.6%	6	–
45	A862 to B9176Highland	4.6	16,281	6.6%	+3.0%	fewer than 3	–
46	B9176 to B817Highland	2.4	12,318	6.1%	+3.0%	7	–
47	At B817Highland	7.6	9,075	6.4%	−15.5%	17	14.1
48	B817 to B9175Highland	2.5	9,515	5.0%	+9.7%	fewer than 3	–
49	B9175 to B9165Highland	1.2	9,367	5.1%	+8.1%	0	–
50	B9165 to B9174Highland	1.7	7,503	6.8%	−4.6%	5	–
51	At B9174Highland	1.6	7,880	5.6%	−4.7%	4	–
52	B9174 to A836Highland	1.9	8,386	6.5%	+5.6%	fewer than 3	–
53	A836 to A949Highland	3.4	7,627	4.7%	+6.7%	fewer than 3	–
54	At A949Highland	1.2	7,277	5.0%	+4.7%	fewer than 3	–
55	A949 to A839Highland	6.2	4,397	7.5%	+1.3%	5	–
56	A839 to Sibell Rd, GolspieHighland	4.3	5,459	6.0%	−4.5%	5	–
57	Sibell Rd, Golspie to Dudgeon Park RdHighland	4.7	4,503	7.3%	−6.2%	8	–
58	Dudgeon Park Rd, Brora to A897Highland	11.6	3,157	7.9%	+6.0%	6	–
59	A897 to A99Highland	19.0	2,651	10.6%	+23.5%	10	11.6
60	A99 to B870Highland	12.6	1,576	8.4%	+53.6%	5	–
61	B870 to A882Highland	4.8	1,561	6.5%	+4.9%	3	–
62	A882 to A836Highland	5.7	3,826	9.4%	+10.3%	3	–
63	A836 to B874 Princess StreetHighland	0.4	13,412	1.9%	−5.7%	0	–
64	B874 Princess Street to A836Highland	0.7	3,108	4.3%	−5.2%	fewer than 3	–
65	A836 to ferryHighland	1.4	3,100	3.1%	−4.8%	0	–

Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A9 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.

A9 traffic by vehicle type

Cars and taxis make up 69.7% of the vehicle miles on the A9. HGVs account for 9.4%, rising to 18.1% on A924 to A889.

Vehicle mix, 2025

Share of vehicle miles on the A9 by vehicle type
Category	Share
Cars and taxis	69.7%
Vans (LGVs)	19.5%
HGVs	9.4%
Buses and coaches	0.7%
Motorcycles	0.6%

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

HGV share of traffic

HGVs as a share of vehicle miles on the A9, by year
Year	HGV share
2000	9.8%
2001	9.6%
2002	9.4%
2003	10.2%
2004	10.6%
2005	10.2%
2006	9.9%
2007	10.3%
2008	10.8%
2009	10.4%
2010	10.7%
2011	10.5%
2012	10.4%
2013	10.5%
2014	10.3%
2015	10.5%
2016	10.3%
2017	9.7%
2018	9.7%
2019	9.6%
2020	11.3%
2021	10.8%
2022	9.9%
2023	9.6%
2024	9.6%
2025	9.4%

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

A9 traffic trend

Traffic on the A9 came to 1.19 billion vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 5.1% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 12.2% on 2015.

Vehicle miles a year

Like for like, traffic is up 35.4% on 2000.

Vehicle miles on the A9 each year, the whole road as it was that year
Year	Vehicle miles
2000	857m
2001	919m
2002	925m
2003	906m
2004	930m
2005	946m
2006	983m
2007	995m
2008	976m
2009	993m
2010	984m
2011	984m
2012	978m
2013	989m
2014	1.0bn
2015	1.0bn
2016	1.1bn
2017	1.1bn
2018	1.1bn
2019	1.1bn
2020	812m
2021	935m
2022	1.1bn
2023	1.1bn
2024	1.2bn
2025	1.2bn

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

Average daily flow

Average daily flow along the A9, weighted by link length, by year
Year	Vehicles a day
2000	8,694
2001	9,317
2002	9,293
2003	9,108
2004	9,341
2005	9,507
2006	9,883
2007	9,997
2008	9,804
2009	9,983
2010	9,888
2011	9,886
2012	9,831
2013	9,939
2014	10,071
2015	10,310
2016	10,736
2017	11,335
2018	11,298
2019	11,170
2020	8,139
2021	9,371
2022	10,985
2023	11,277
2024	11,493
2025	11,928

Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

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, 39 of the 72 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.

A9 collisions

Police recorded 406 collisions with the A9 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 202 of them fatal or serious, including 34 fatal. That is 7.4 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.3 a year for each mile of road.

Reported collisions by year

Up 7.7% from 2021 to 2025.

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

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.

Collisions per 100 million vehicle miles by section of the A9, 2021 to 2025
Section	Per 100m vehicle miles
A803 to M876 Falkirk · 10 collisions	20.3
Little Dunkeld to Perth Perth & Kinross · 17 collisions	20.0
M876 to A91 Falkirk, Stirling · 12 collisions	16.9
M9 to A820 Stirling · 13 collisions	14.3
At B817 Highland · 17 collisions	14.1
A897 to A99 Highland · 10 collisions	11.6
B9141 to M90 Perth & Kinross · 24 collisions	7.8
A889 to B9150 Highland · 12 collisions	7.7

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated 15 Sept 2026

A further 33 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A9 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 A9

In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.

Falkirk
Stirling
Perth & Kinross
Highland

Roadworks on the A9 in Scotland

The Scottish Road Works Register lists 117 sets of roadworks on the A9 in Scotland, 28 of them under way. 43 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.

A9 From Falkirk Stadium Roundabout To Westfield Roundabout

Lane closed Under way, until 26 Feb 2027 Falkirk Council
A9 From Westfield Roundabout To Etna Road Roundabout, Falkirk

Lane closed Under way, until 26 Feb 2027 Falkirk Council
A9t Southbound On Slip From The B9099 At Luncarty, Redgorton

Lane closed Under way, until 15 Oct 2026 Scottish Water
A9t Kessock Bridge, Inverness

Lane closed Under way, until 7 Nov 2026 Transport Scotland - NW Unit Op Company
A9t B9161 Junction - Tore Roundabout

Lane closed Under way, until 11 Oct 2026 Transport Scotland - NW Unit Op Company
A9t B9154 Junction - B851 Fort Augustus Junction, Daviot

Contraflow Under way, until 15 Oct 2026 Transport Scotland - NW Unit Op Company

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 16 Sept 2026

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
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	72 count points in 2025	15 September 2026
Reported collisions	Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring	2021 to 2025	406 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”.

How we calculate these figures All data sources

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How busy is the A9?

Route

A9 traffic and collisions by section

A9 traffic by vehicle type

A9 traffic trend

A9 collisions

Council areas on the A9

Roads that meet the A9

Roadworks on the A9 in Scotland

Data sources and methodology

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