Motorway
M876 traffic and collisions
The M876 is a motorway of 7.9 miles, in Falkirk. This page covers its traffic at 9 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 99m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 34,263 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 43,186 J1 to J2
- HGV share 10.0% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 +0.7% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 16 4 fatal or serious
How busy is the M876?
On an average day in 2025, 34,263 vehicles passed each point on the M876, counting both directions. The busiest section is J1 to J2 (Falkirk), with 43,186 a day; the quietest listed is M9 to J3, with 27,121.
Busiest sections, 2025
J1 to J2 carries 1.3 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| J1 to J2 Falkirk · 1.1 mi · HGVs 9.3% | 43,186 |
| A9/A88 Junction to M9 Junction Falkirk · 1.4 mi · HGVs 8.2% | 42,269 |
| Junction at M80/M876 to Slip Road for M876 meets A8004 Falkirk · 1.5 mi · HGVs 8.5% | 41,984 |
| M876/A88 Junction to M876/A9 Junction Falkirk · 0.7 mi · HGVs 9.8% | 39,450 |
| M9 to J3 Falkirk · 1.7 mi · HGVs 16.9% | 27,121 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Falkirk · 7.9 miles
M876 traffic and collisions by section
6 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length. 3 short link roads and spurs (1.1 miles) count in the road’s totals but are not listed.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junction at M80/M876 to Slip Road for M876 meets A8004Falkirk | 41,984 | 5 |
| 2 | Slip Road for M876 meets A8004 to M876 crosses the A883Falkirk | 45,132 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | J1 to J2Falkirk | 43,186 | 3 |
| 4 | M876/A88 Junction to M876/A9 JunctionFalkirk | 39,450 | fewer than 3 |
| 5 | A9/A88 Junction to M9 JunctionFalkirk | 42,269 | fewer than 3 |
| 6 | M9 to J3Falkirk | 27,121 | 4 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the M876 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.
M876 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 67.7% of the vehicle miles on the M876. HGVs account for 10.0%, rising to 16.9% on M9 to J3.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% |
| 2001 | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% |
| 2003 | 15.8% |
| 2004 | 14.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3% |
| 2006 | 15.3% |
| 2007 | 14.5% |
| 2008 | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% |
| 2010 | 13.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1% |
| 2012 | 13.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7% |
| 2015 | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 11.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.6% |
| 2019 | 11.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% |
| 2021 | 12.7% |
| 2022 | 11.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% |
| 2024 | 9.8% |
| 2025 | 10.0% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
M876 traffic trend
Traffic on the M876 came to 98.8 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is up 0.7% on 2019, before the pandemic, and up 9.1% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 50.0% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 77m |
| 2001 | 82m |
| 2002 | 78m |
| 2003 | 76m |
| 2004 | 79m |
| 2005 | 75m |
| 2006 | 77m |
| 2007 | 81m |
| 2008 | 80m |
| 2009 | 79m |
| 2010 | 75m |
| 2011 | 76m |
| 2012 | 77m |
| 2013 | 75m |
| 2014 | 84m |
| 2015 | 94m |
| 2016 | 98m |
| 2017 | 98m |
| 2018 | 97m |
| 2019 | 98m |
| 2020 | 73m |
| 2021 | 84m |
| 2022 | 92m |
| 2023 | 104m |
| 2024 | 101m |
| 2025 | 99m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,108 |
| 2001 | 28,696 |
| 2002 | 27,211 |
| 2003 | 26,841 |
| 2004 | 27,581 |
| 2005 | 26,222 |
| 2006 | 27,075 |
| 2007 | 28,332 |
| 2008 | 27,921 |
| 2009 | 27,557 |
| 2010 | 26,161 |
| 2011 | 26,793 |
| 2012 | 27,019 |
| 2013 | 25,003 |
| 2014 | 28,063 |
| 2015 | 31,508 |
| 2016 | 33,830 |
| 2017 | 33,859 |
| 2018 | 33,699 |
| 2019 | 34,017 |
| 2020 | 25,131 |
| 2021 | 29,169 |
| 2022 | 31,919 |
| 2023 | 35,981 |
| 2024 | 35,136 |
| 2025 | 34,263 |
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, 4 of the 9 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
M876 collisions
Police recorded 16 collisions with the M876 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 4 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | fewer than 3 |
| 2022 | fewer than 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 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 M876 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 M876
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Falkirk
Roadworks on the M876 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 11 sets of roadworks on the M876 in Scotland, 1 of them under way. 10 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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M876 Westbound Junction 1 On-Slip From Junction 2, Bonnybridge
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M876 Eastbound Junction 1 Off And On Slip From Junction With M80, Denny
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M876 Westbound Through Junction 1 From Junction 2, Bonnybridge
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M876 Eastbound From Junction With M80 To Junction 1, Falkirk
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M876 Westbound Through Junction 1 From Junction 2, Bonnybridge
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M876 Eastbound From Junction 1 To Junction 2, Falkirk
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 | 9 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 16 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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