A-road
A923 traffic and collisions
The A923 is an A-road of 30.8 miles, from Dundee City to Perth & Kinross. This page covers its traffic at 10 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 49m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 4,396 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 16,343 A991 to A90
- HGV share 2.9% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −8.2% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 47 19.6 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A923?
On an average day in 2025, 4,396 vehicles passed each point on the A923, counting both directions. The busiest section is A991 to A90 (Dundee City), with 16,343 a day; the quietest listed is A93 to A984, with 787.
Busiest sections, 2025
A991 to A90 carries 3.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A991 to A90 Dundee City · 2.4 mi · HGVs 2.3% | 16,343 |
| Faraday St to B954 Newtyle Road Dundee City, Angus · 2.3 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 9,447 |
| A94 to A984 Perth & Kinross · 1.3 mi · HGVs 5.0% | 6,442 |
| A984 to A93 Perth & Kinross · 3.2 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 5,688 |
| B954 to A94 Angus, Perth & Kinross · 9.3 mi · HGVs 2.6% | 3,795 |
| A93 to A984 Perth & Kinross · 11.7 mi · HGVs 3.8% | 787 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
Dundee City to Perth & Kinross · 30.8 miles
A923 traffic and collisions by section
8 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 | A991 to A90Dundee City | 16,343 | 13 |
| 2 | A90 to Faraday StDundee City | 9,774 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | Faraday St to B954 Newtyle RoadDundee City, Angus | 9,447 | 5 |
| 4 | B954 to A94Angus, Perth & Kinross | 3,795 | 16 |
| 5 | A94 to A984Perth & Kinross | 6,442 | 0 |
| 6 | A984 to A93Perth & Kinross | 5,688 | 4 |
| 7 | A93 to A984Perth & Kinross | 787 | 4 |
| 8 | A984 to A9Perth & Kinross | 3,572 | fewer than 3 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A923 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.
A923 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 78.5% of the vehicle miles on the A923. HGVs account for 2.9%, rising to 5.0% on A94 to A984.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.9% |
| 2025 | 2.9% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A923 traffic trend
Traffic on the A923 came to 49.4 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 8.2% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 5.9% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 8.9% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 53m |
| 2001 | 53m |
| 2002 | 56m |
| 2003 | 55m |
| 2004 | 49m |
| 2005 | 49m |
| 2006 | 52m |
| 2007 | 51m |
| 2008 | 51m |
| 2009 | 52m |
| 2010 | 52m |
| 2011 | 52m |
| 2012 | 50m |
| 2013 | 50m |
| 2014 | 51m |
| 2015 | 52m |
| 2016 | 53m |
| 2017 | 54m |
| 2018 | 54m |
| 2019 | 54m |
| 2020 | 41m |
| 2021 | 45m |
| 2022 | 47m |
| 2023 | 48m |
| 2024 | 49m |
| 2025 | 49m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,699 |
| 2001 | 4,675 |
| 2002 | 4,950 |
| 2003 | 4,839 |
| 2004 | 4,326 |
| 2005 | 4,306 |
| 2006 | 4,576 |
| 2007 | 4,545 |
| 2008 | 4,528 |
| 2009 | 4,613 |
| 2010 | 4,550 |
| 2011 | 4,570 |
| 2012 | 4,456 |
| 2013 | 4,411 |
| 2014 | 4,508 |
| 2015 | 4,617 |
| 2016 | 4,722 |
| 2017 | 4,751 |
| 2018 | 4,746 |
| 2019 | 4,789 |
| 2020 | 3,649 |
| 2021 | 4,017 |
| 2022 | 4,216 |
| 2023 | 4,300 |
| 2024 | 4,357 |
| 2025 | 4,396 |
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 10 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A923 collisions
Police recorded 47 collisions with the A923 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 18 of them fatal or serious. That is 19.6 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 128.6% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|
| B954 to A94 Angus, Perth & Kinross · 16 collisions | 25.4 |
| A991 to A90 Dundee City · 13 collisions | 18.8 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 7 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A923 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 A923
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Dundee City
- Angus
- Perth & Kinross
Roadworks on the A923 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 13 sets of roadworks on the A923 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A923 From North Of Muircroft To Coupar Angus Road At Hawthorn Croft Access, Muirhead
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A923 From The Council Boundary To The C12 North Of Muircroft, Lundie
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A923 From North Of Muircroft To Coupar Angus Road At Hawthorn Croft Access, Muirhead
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A923 From The North Boundary Of The Toll House Little Dunkeld To Bridge Street
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A923 From The Council Boundary To The C12 North Of Muircroft, Lundie
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A923 From Piperdam To Castle Farm Junction
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 | 10 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 47 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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