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A97 traffic and collisions
The A97 is an A-road of 57.6 miles, in Aberdeenshire. This page covers its traffic at 16 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 30m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 1,435 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 5,324 A96 to A920
- HGV share 6.9% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −3.6% same count points
How busy is the A97?
On an average day in 2025, 1,435 vehicles passed each point on the A97, counting both directions. The busiest section is A96 to A920 (Aberdeenshire), with 5,324 a day; the quietest listed is B9119 to A944, with 470.
Busiest sections, 2025
A96 to A920 carries 3.7 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A96 to A920 Aberdeenshire · 0.6 mi · HGVs 1.9% | 5,324 |
| B9001 to B9023 Huntly Road Aberdeenshire, Moray · 5.3 mi · HGVs 10.1% | 2,931 |
| B9002 to A96 Aberdeenshire · 5.3 mi · HGVs 6.1% | 2,059 |
| A96 to B9001 Aberdeenshire · 5.2 mi · HGVs 5.4% | 1,843 |
| A941 to B9002 Aberdeenshire · 3.3 mi · HGVs 6.7% | 1,515 |
| B9025 to A98 Aberdeenshire · 6.3 mi · HGVs 5.7% | 1,478 |
| B9023 Huntly Road to B9025 Aberdeenshire · 2.9 mi · HGVs 5.2% | 1,473 |
| A98 to A953 Aberdeenshire · 0.5 mi · HGVs 0.6% | 1,296 |
| A944 to A941 Aberdeenshire · 5.6 mi · HGVs 8.6% | 1,225 |
| A93 to B9119 Aberdeenshire · 2.3 mi · HGVs 5.3% | 910 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Aberdeenshire · 57.6 miles
A97 traffic and collisions by section
14 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 | A93 to B9119Aberdeenshire | 910 | – |
| 2 | B9119 to A944Aberdeenshire | 470 | – |
| 3 | At A944Aberdeenshire | 765 | – |
| 4 | A944 to A941Aberdeenshire | 1,225 | – |
| 5 | A941 to B9002Aberdeenshire | 1,515 | – |
| 6 | B9002 to A96Aberdeenshire | 2,059 | – |
| 7 | A96 to A920Aberdeenshire | 5,324 | – |
| 8 | A920 to A96Aberdeenshire | 874 | – |
| 9 | A96 to B9001Aberdeenshire | 1,843 | – |
| 10 | B9001 to B9023 Huntly RoadAberdeenshire, Moray | 2,931 | – |
| 11 | B9023 Huntly Road to B9025Aberdeenshire | 1,473 | – |
| 12 | B9025 to A98Aberdeenshire | 1,478 | – |
| 13 | At A97Aberdeenshire | 8,946 | – |
| 14 | A98 to A953Aberdeenshire | 1,296 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A97 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.
A97 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 64.9% of the vehicle miles on the A97. HGVs account for 6.9%, rising to 10.1% on B9001 to B9023 Huntly Road.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% |
| 2019 | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5% |
| 2023 | 7.2% |
| 2024 | 7.0% |
| 2025 | 6.9% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A97 traffic trend
Traffic on the A97 came to 30.2 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 3.6% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 1.3% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 14.2% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 26m |
| 2001 | 26m |
| 2002 | 28m |
| 2003 | 29m |
| 2004 | 28m |
| 2005 | 26m |
| 2006 | 27m |
| 2007 | 26m |
| 2008 | 26m |
| 2009 | 26m |
| 2010 | 27m |
| 2011 | 27m |
| 2012 | 27m |
| 2013 | 27m |
| 2014 | 28m |
| 2015 | 29m |
| 2016 | 30m |
| 2017 | 30m |
| 2018 | 30m |
| 2019 | 31m |
| 2020 | 24m |
| 2021 | 27m |
| 2022 | 29m |
| 2023 | 29m |
| 2024 | 30m |
| 2025 | 30m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,222 |
| 2001 | 1,256 |
| 2002 | 1,319 |
| 2003 | 1,392 |
| 2004 | 1,353 |
| 2005 | 1,264 |
| 2006 | 1,274 |
| 2007 | 1,263 |
| 2008 | 1,254 |
| 2009 | 1,247 |
| 2010 | 1,301 |
| 2011 | 1,280 |
| 2012 | 1,298 |
| 2013 | 1,302 |
| 2014 | 1,340 |
| 2015 | 1,377 |
| 2016 | 1,415 |
| 2017 | 1,433 |
| 2018 | 1,443 |
| 2019 | 1,488 |
| 2020 | 1,148 |
| 2021 | 1,268 |
| 2022 | 1,369 |
| 2023 | 1,393 |
| 2024 | 1,418 |
| 2025 | 1,435 |
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 16 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A97 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A97 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 12 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2025 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 3 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A97 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 A97
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
Roadworks on the A97 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 8 sets of roadworks on the A97 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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A97 Birk Hill Access Road To C43m At Rippachie, Glendeskry
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A97 Birk Hill Access Road To C43m At Rippachie, Glendeskry
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A97 C2l At Mill Of Brydock North East To Eagles Gate Lodge, Alvah
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A97 Eagles Gate Lodge North East To Sandyhill Road Banff
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A97 Brawlandknowes Access Road To A96t At George V Avenue Roundabout Huntly
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A97 Craigmancie Access Road To Moray Boundary At Auchingoul, Bridge Of Marnoch
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 | 16 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 18 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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