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A904 traffic and collisions
The A904 is an A-road of 18.2 miles, from City of Edinburgh to Falkirk. This page covers its traffic at 14 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 69m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 10,316 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 25,521 M9 to A9
- HGV share 4.2% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −4.0% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 40 12.4 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A904?
On an average day in 2025, 10,316 vehicles passed each point on the A904, counting both directions. The busiest section is M9 to A9 (Falkirk), with 25,521 a day; the quietest listed is A993 to Harbour Rd, with 1,960.
Busiest sections, 2025
M9 to A9 carries 2.5 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| M9 to A9 Falkirk · 0.7 mi · HGVs 6.1% | 25,521 |
| A9 to A803 Falkirk · 0.9 mi · HGVs 1.2% | 16,568 |
| M90 to B8046 City of Edinburgh, West Lothian · 4.5 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 14,994 |
| A993 to A905 Falkirk · 1.9 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 13,048 |
| A9000 to M90 City of Edinburgh · 0.9 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 11,893 |
| B9132 Abbots Road to South Bridge St roundabout Falkirk · 0.5 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 8,359 |
| South Bridge St roundabout to M9 Falkirk · 1.0 mi · HGVs 13.2% | 8,349 |
| A803 to A993 Falkirk · 1.1 mi · HGVs 5.3% | 6,796 |
| A905 to B9132 Abbots Road Falkirk · 2.2 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 6,055 |
| B8046 to A803 Falkirk · 1.3 mi · HGVs 6.5% | 4,993 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
City of Edinburgh to Falkirk · 18.2 miles
A904 traffic and collisions by section
13 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 | A9000 to M90City of Edinburgh | 11,893 | 6 |
| 2 | M90 to B8046City of Edinburgh, West Lothian | 14,994 | 11 |
| 3 | B8046 to A803Falkirk | 4,993 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | A803 to A993Falkirk | 6,796 | 3 |
| 5 | A993 to Harbour RdFalkirk | 1,960 | 0 |
| 6 | Harbour Rd to A706Falkirk | 4,477 | fewer than 3 |
| 7 | A706 to A993Falkirk | 4,853 | fewer than 3 |
| 8 | A993 to A905Falkirk | 13,048 | fewer than 3 |
| 9 | A905 to B9132 Abbots RoadFalkirk | 6,055 | fewer than 3 |
| 10 | B9132 Abbots Road to South Bridge St roundaboutFalkirk | 8,359 | fewer than 3 |
| 11 | South Bridge St roundabout to M9Falkirk | 8,349 | fewer than 3 |
| 12 | M9 to A9Falkirk | 25,521 | 4 |
| 13 | A9 to A803Falkirk | 16,568 | 6 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A904 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.
A904 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.9% of the vehicle miles on the A904. HGVs account for 4.2%, rising to 13.2% on South Bridge St roundabout to M9.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A904 traffic trend
Traffic on the A904 came to 68.5 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 4.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 6.2% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 2.2% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 61m |
| 2001 | 61m |
| 2002 | 62m |
| 2003 | 62m |
| 2004 | 66m |
| 2005 | 63m |
| 2006 | 63m |
| 2007 | 65m |
| 2008 | 64m |
| 2009 | 64m |
| 2010 | 66m |
| 2011 | 66m |
| 2012 | 66m |
| 2013 | 59m |
| 2014 | 60m |
| 2015 | 61m |
| 2016 | 63m |
| 2017 | 65m |
| 2018 | 67m |
| 2019 | 71m |
| 2020 | 55m |
| 2021 | 58m |
| 2022 | 63m |
| 2023 | 65m |
| 2024 | 68m |
| 2025 | 69m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,382 |
| 2001 | 9,319 |
| 2002 | 9,479 |
| 2003 | 9,480 |
| 2004 | 10,153 |
| 2005 | 9,663 |
| 2006 | 9,761 |
| 2007 | 9,976 |
| 2008 | 9,782 |
| 2009 | 9,916 |
| 2010 | 10,119 |
| 2011 | 10,145 |
| 2012 | 10,143 |
| 2013 | 9,047 |
| 2014 | 9,276 |
| 2015 | 9,402 |
| 2016 | 9,629 |
| 2017 | 10,018 |
| 2018 | 10,121 |
| 2019 | 10,749 |
| 2020 | 8,201 |
| 2021 | 8,769 |
| 2022 | 9,445 |
| 2023 | 9,769 |
| 2024 | 10,216 |
| 2025 | 10,316 |
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, 2 of the 14 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A904 collisions
Police recorded 40 collisions with the A904 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 12.4 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
About the same in 2025 as in 2021.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|
| M90 to B8046 City of Edinburgh, West Lothian · 11 collisions | 10.0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 4 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A904 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 A904
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- City of Edinburgh
- West Lothian
- Falkirk
Roadworks on the A904 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 1 set of roadworks on the A904 in Scotland, 1 of them under way. 1 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A904 From Falkirk Road Grangemouth To Westfield Roundabout
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 | 14 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 40 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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