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Updated Feb 25, 2021
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteDepartment for Transport (2021). Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: January to December 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/travel-time-measures-for-the-strategic-road-network-and-local-a-roads-january-to-december-2020Dataset updatedFeb 25, 2021AuthorsDepartment for TransportDescriptionExplore the interactive maps showing the average delay and average speed on the Strategic Road Network and Local ‘A’ Roads in England, in 2020.
Additional http://bit.ly/COVID_Congestion_Analysis" class="govuk-link">Analysis on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the road journeys is also available. This story map contains charts and interactive maps for road journeys in England.
On the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for 2020, the average delay is estimated to be 6.7 seconds per vehicle per mile compared to speed limits travel times, a 29.5% decrease compared to 2019.
The average speed is estimated to be 61.8mph, 5.1% up on 2019.
In 2020, on average 42.1% of additional time was needed compared to speed limits travel times, on individual road sections of the SRN to ensure on time arrival. This is down 25.2 percentage points compared to 2019, so on average a lower proportion of additional time is required.
On local ‘A’ roads for 2020, the average delay is estimated to be 33.9 seconds per vehicle per mile compared to free flow travel times. This is a decrease of 22.8% on 2019.
The average speed is estimated to be 27.3 mph. This is an increase of 8.2% on 2019.
Please note a break in the statistical time series for local ‘A’ roads travel times has been highlighted beginning January 2019.
Please note that figures for the SRN and local ‘A’ roads are not directly comparable.
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a marked impact on everyday life, including on congestion on the road network. As these data are affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, caution should be taken when interpreting these statistics and comparing them with previous time periods. While values had previously been moving towards their pre-lockdown levels, this trend appears to have reversed in the months following September 2020.
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Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads:...
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Updated Jun 29, 2022+ more versionsShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteDepartment for Transport (2022). Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: April 2021 to March 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/travel-time-measures-for-the-strategic-road-network-and-local-a-roads-april-2021-to-march-2022Dataset updatedJun 29, 2022AuthorsDepartment for TransportDescriptionOn the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for year ending March 2022, the average delay is estimated to be 8.8 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), compared to free flow, a 31.3% increase on the previous year.
The average speed is estimated to be 58.6 mph, down 3.5% from year ending March 2021.
On local ‘A’ roads for year ending March 2022, the average delay is estimated to be 47.7 spvpm compared to free flow.
The average speed is estimated to be 23.8 mph.
Please note that figures for the SRN and local ‘A’ roads are not directly comparable.
The Department for Transport (DfT) went through an open procurement exercise and have changed GPS data providers. This led to a step change in the statistics and inability to compare the local ‘A’ roads data historically. These changes are discussed in the methodology notes.
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a marked impact on everyday life, including on congestion on the road network. As these data are affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, caution should be taken when interpreting these statistics and comparing them with previous time periods. Additional http://bit.ly/COVID_Congestion_Analysis" class="govuk-link">analysis on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on road journeys in 2020 is also available. This story map contains charts and interactive maps for road journeys in England in 2020.
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Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads:...
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Updated Sep 8, 2022+ more versionsShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteDepartment for Transport (2022). Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: July 2021 to June 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/travel-time-measures-for-the-strategic-road-network-and-local-a-roads-july-2021-to-june-2022Dataset updatedSep 8, 2022AuthorsDepartment for TransportDescriptionOn the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for June 2022, the average delay is estimated to be 8.9 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), compared to free flow, a 21.9% increase on the year ending June 2021.
The average speed is estimated to be 58.5 mph, down 2.5% from the year ending June 2021.
On local ‘A’ roads for the year ending June 2022, the average delay is estimated to be 47.2 spvpm compared to free flow.
The average speed is estimated to be 23.8 mph.
Please note that figures for the SRN (Strategic Road Network) and local ‘A’ roads are not directly comparable.
The Department for Transport went through an open procurement exercise and have changed GPS data providers. This led to a step change in the statistics and inability to compare the local ‘A’ roads data historically. These changes are discussed in the methodology notes.
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a marked impact on everyday life, including on congestion on the road network. As the rolling 12 month data continues to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, caution should be taken when interpreting these statistics and comparing them with previous time periods. Additional http://bit.ly/COVID_Congestion_Analysis" class="govuk-link">analysis on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on road journeys in 2020 is also available. This Storymap contains charts and interactive maps for road journeys in England in 2020.
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Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2021
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Updated Dec 16, 2021ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteDepartment for Transport (2021). Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-statistics-great-britain-2021Dataset updatedDec 16, 2021AuthorsDepartment for TransportArea coveredUnited Kingdom, Great BritainDescriptionYou can now use our https://maps.dft.gov.uk/tsgb-table-catalogue/" class="govuk-link">interactive table catalogue to find Transport Statistics Great Britain (TSGB) tables by title, topic or table number.
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The Department for Transport is looking to gather your views on the current format and content of our cross-modal transport statistic outputs, in response to increased interest in more timely indicators of transport activity. You can provide your views by filling in this https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/X3K0D7/" class="govuk-link">survey.
We continue to welcome any general feedback on our statistical outputs, which you can email to transport statistics.Details
Transport Statistics Great Britain provides statistics on:
- the use of different modes of transport
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The TSGB 2021 report includes a summary of daily domestic transport statistics from 1 March 2020 to the end of the year. Transport usage statistics in 2021 are published weekly.
You can now use our https://maps.dft.gov.uk/tsgb-table-catalogue/index.html" class="govuk-link">interactive table catalogue to find TSGB tables by title, topic or table number.
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Explore the interactive maps showing the average delay and average speed on the Strategic Road Network and Local ‘A’ Roads in England, in 2020.
Additional http://bit.ly/COVID_Congestion_Analysis" class="govuk-link">Analysis on the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the road journeys is also available. This story map contains charts and interactive maps for road journeys in England.
On the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for 2020, the average delay is estimated to be 6.7 seconds per vehicle per mile compared to speed limits travel times, a 29.5% decrease compared to 2019.
The average speed is estimated to be 61.8mph, 5.1% up on 2019.
In 2020, on average 42.1% of additional time was needed compared to speed limits travel times, on individual road sections of the SRN to ensure on time arrival. This is down 25.2 percentage points compared to 2019, so on average a lower proportion of additional time is required.
On local ‘A’ roads for 2020, the average delay is estimated to be 33.9 seconds per vehicle per mile compared to free flow travel times. This is a decrease of 22.8% on 2019.
The average speed is estimated to be 27.3 mph. This is an increase of 8.2% on 2019.
Please note a break in the statistical time series for local ‘A’ roads travel times has been highlighted beginning January 2019.
Please note that figures for the SRN and local ‘A’ roads are not directly comparable.
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a marked impact on everyday life, including on congestion on the road network. As these data are affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, caution should be taken when interpreting these statistics and comparing them with previous time periods. While values had previously been moving towards their pre-lockdown levels, this trend appears to have reversed in the months following September 2020.
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Media enquiries 0300 7777 878