A-road
A920 traffic and collisions
The A920 is an A-road of 36.2 miles, from Moray to Aberdeenshire. This page covers its traffic at 6 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 34m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 2,585 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 7,571 South Road B9005 to A90
- HGV share 7.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −2.0% same count points
How busy is the A920?
On an average day in 2025, 2,585 vehicles passed each point on the A920, counting both directions. The busiest section is South Road B9005 to A90 (Aberdeenshire), with 7,571 a day; the quietest listed is A941 to A96, with 1,327.
Busiest sections, 2025
South Road B9005 to A90 carries 2.9 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| South Road B9005 to A90 Aberdeenshire · 1.4 mi · HGVs 1.9% | 7,571 |
| A947 to A948 Aberdeenshire · 9.9 mi · HGVs 3.3% | 3,915 |
| A96 to A97 Aberdeenshire · 0.8 mi · HGVs 1.0% | 3,497 |
| Count point 84079 Aberdeenshire · 11.9 mi · HGVs 11.7% | 2,120 |
| A941 to A96 Moray, Aberdeenshire · 12.2 mi · HGVs 13.6% | 1,327 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Moray to Aberdeenshire · 36.2 miles
A920 traffic and collisions by section
5 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 | A941 to A96Moray, Aberdeenshire | 1,327 | – |
| 2 | A96 to A97Aberdeenshire | 3,497 | – |
| 3 | Count point 84079Aberdeenshire | 2,120 | – |
| 4 | A947 to A948Aberdeenshire | 3,915 | – |
| 5 | South Road B9005 to A90Aberdeenshire | 7,571 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A920 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.
A920 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 70.6% of the vehicle miles on the A920. HGVs account for 7.1%, rising to 13.6% on A941 to A96.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 7.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% |
| 2010 | 7.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2012 | 8.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% |
| 2015 | 8.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% |
| 2019 | 8.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2% |
| 2025 | 7.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A920 traffic trend
Traffic on the A920 came to 34.2 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 2.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 2.4% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 47.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 25m |
| 2001 | 26m |
| 2002 | 27m |
| 2003 | 31m |
| 2004 | 31m |
| 2005 | 31m |
| 2006 | 30m |
| 2007 | 30m |
| 2008 | 30m |
| 2009 | 30m |
| 2010 | 29m |
| 2011 | 29m |
| 2012 | 32m |
| 2013 | 32m |
| 2014 | 32m |
| 2015 | 33m |
| 2016 | 34m |
| 2017 | 36m |
| 2018 | 35m |
| 2019 | 35m |
| 2020 | 28m |
| 2021 | 30m |
| 2022 | 33m |
| 2023 | 33m |
| 2024 | 34m |
| 2025 | 34m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,898 |
| 2001 | 1,926 |
| 2002 | 2,011 |
| 2003 | 2,328 |
| 2004 | 2,280 |
| 2005 | 2,289 |
| 2006 | 2,212 |
| 2007 | 2,216 |
| 2008 | 2,205 |
| 2009 | 2,244 |
| 2010 | 2,200 |
| 2011 | 2,197 |
| 2012 | 2,369 |
| 2013 | 2,407 |
| 2014 | 2,452 |
| 2015 | 2,524 |
| 2016 | 2,591 |
| 2017 | 2,693 |
| 2018 | 2,636 |
| 2019 | 2,638 |
| 2020 | 2,090 |
| 2021 | 2,303 |
| 2022 | 2,480 |
| 2023 | 2,526 |
| 2024 | 2,556 |
| 2025 | 2,585 |
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 6 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A920 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A920 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 11 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | fewer than 3 | 0 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 7 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A920 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 A920
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Moray
- Aberdeenshire
Roadworks on the A920 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 8 sets of roadworks on the A920 in Scotland, 4 of them under way. 2 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A920 U117s At Boghead To Moray Boundary At Corsemaul, Glass
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A920 U117s At Boghead To Moray Boundary At Corsemaul, Glass
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A920 A96t West Of Huntly To C110s Near Milton Of Cairnborrow
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A920 From Aberdeenshire Boundary At Corsemaul To A941 East Of Dufftown, Auchindoun
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A920 U117s At Boghead To Moray Boundary At Corsemaul, Glass
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A920 U117s At Boghead To Moray Boundary At Corsemaul, Glass
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 | 6 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 22 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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