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A933 traffic and collisions
The A933 is an A-road of 15.0 miles, in Angus. This page covers its traffic at 7 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 29m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 5,218 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 9,000 A92 to A933
- HGV share 4.4% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −7.0% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 31 22.6 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A933?
On an average day in 2025, 5,218 vehicles passed each point on the A933, counting both directions. The busiest section is A92 to A933 (Angus), with 9,000 a day; the quietest listed is A934 to C-road north of Hillhead of Burghill, with 2,852.
Busiest sections, 2025
A92 to A933 carries 1.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A92 to A933 Angus · 1.2 mi · HGVs 5.5% | 9,000 |
| A933 Cairnie Rd/Keptie Rd to road from Hunter Rd Angus · 0.5 mi · HGVs 4.6% | 5,907 |
| road from Hunter Rd, Arbroath to A932 Angus · 5.1 mi · HGVs 4.6% | 5,322 |
| A932 to A934 Angus · 2.5 mi · HGVs 5.9% | 3,714 |
| C-roadto Hillhead of Burghill to A935 Angus · 0.5 mi · HGVs 7.1% | 3,486 |
| A934 to C-road north of Hillhead of Burghill Angus · 4.3 mi · HGVs 4.8% | 2,852 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Angus · 15.0 miles
A933 traffic and collisions by section
6 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 1 short link roads and spurs (0.9 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A92 to A933Angus | 9,000 | fewer than 3 |
| 2 | A933 Cairnie Rd/Keptie Rd to road from Hunter RdAngus | 5,907 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | road from Hunter Rd, Arbroath to A932Angus | 5,322 | 12 |
| 4 | A932 to A934Angus | 3,714 | 5 |
| 5 | A934 to C-road north of Hillhead of BurghillAngus | 2,852 | 6 |
| 6 | C-roadto Hillhead of Burghill to A935Angus | 3,486 | 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 A933 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.
A933 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 75.3% of the vehicle miles on the A933. HGVs account for 4.4%, rising to 7.1% on C-roadto Hillhead of Burghill to A935.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9% |
| 2009 | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.6% |
| 2024 | 4.5% |
| 2025 | 4.4% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A933 traffic trend
Traffic on the A933 came to 28.6 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 7.0% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 3.3% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 13.5% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 25m |
| 2001 | 25m |
| 2002 | 30m |
| 2003 | 31m |
| 2004 | 31m |
| 2005 | 32m |
| 2006 | 31m |
| 2007 | 30m |
| 2008 | 29m |
| 2009 | 30m |
| 2010 | 30m |
| 2011 | 28m |
| 2012 | 28m |
| 2013 | 28m |
| 2014 | 29m |
| 2015 | 30m |
| 2016 | 30m |
| 2017 | 31m |
| 2018 | 31m |
| 2019 | 31m |
| 2020 | 23m |
| 2021 | 25m |
| 2022 | 27m |
| 2023 | 28m |
| 2024 | 28m |
| 2025 | 29m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,599 |
| 2001 | 4,585 |
| 2002 | 5,508 |
| 2003 | 5,614 |
| 2004 | 5,718 |
| 2005 | 5,799 |
| 2006 | 5,619 |
| 2007 | 5,458 |
| 2008 | 5,361 |
| 2009 | 5,449 |
| 2010 | 5,383 |
| 2011 | 5,086 |
| 2012 | 5,084 |
| 2013 | 5,113 |
| 2014 | 5,234 |
| 2015 | 5,394 |
| 2016 | 5,530 |
| 2017 | 5,574 |
| 2018 | 5,586 |
| 2019 | 5,608 |
| 2020 | 4,150 |
| 2021 | 4,569 |
| 2022 | 5,010 |
| 2023 | 5,104 |
| 2024 | 5,170 |
| 2025 | 5,218 |
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 7 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A933 collisions
Police recorded 31 collisions with the A933 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 22.6 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 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|
| road from Hunter Rd, Arbroath to A932 Angus · 12 collisions | 25.2 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 4 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A933 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 A933
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Angus
Roadworks on the A933 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 6 sets of roadworks on the A933 in Scotland, 1 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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A933 From The Zu447 South Of Reddon To The Zc43 At New Forebank, Farnell
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A933 From Junction With Zc50 To A932 West Of Friockheim
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A933 From The Zu520 Kirkton Road To Zu494 South Of Rm Condor, Woodside
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A933 From The Zc43 At New Forebank To River Street Brechin, Kinnaird
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A933 From Disused Railway Bridge At Heughead To Access From A933 To Heughead Farmhouse, Heughhead
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A933 From Disused Railway Bridge At Heughead To Access From A933 To Heughead Farmhouse, Heughhead
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 | 7 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 31 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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