Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 5.5 Traffic on trunk roads and on local authority roads, by Council area1
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
million vehicle kilometres
Trunk roads2
Aberdeen City 260 256 268 281 286 275 286 265 264 253 255
Aberdeenshire 747 754 825 852 847 844 866 840 820 829 822
Angus 297 269 298 293 300 292 341 319 339 334 346
Argyll & Bute 321 322 349 344 353 344 360 358 356 359 352
Dumfries & Galloway 1,170 1,185 1,260 1,230 1,236 1,258 1,241 1,299 1,302 1,290 1,274
Dundee City 165 172 171 173 186 184 187 187 179 182 180
East Ayrshire 303 324 339 357 363 312 361 372 357 364 355
East Lothian 307 321 324 344 361 378 390 409 372 359 354
East Renfrewshire 110 113 116 118 124 116 154 177 175 181 172
Edinburgh, City of 599 624 651 670 683 688 682 714 686 725 677
Falkirk 485 504 503 503 542 534 560 571 567 550 531
Fife 714 738 824 837 866 822 870 889 868 879 848
Glasgow, City of 1,146 1,185 1,214 1,206 1,277 1,300 1,330 1,349 1,391 1,385 1,370
Highland 1,346 1,391 1,465 1,476 1,464 1,468 1,503 1,525 1,519 1,556 1,530
Inverclyde 70 73 74 76 80 78 80 78 76 75 72
Midlothian 153 154 142 142 141 141 142 142 140 141 135
Moray 244 254 281 278 280 283 270 277 272 269 263
North Ayrshire 283 276 248 256 272 276 319 326 330 326 318
North Lanarkshire 1,052 1,084 1,096 1,100 1,134 1,133 1,114 1,143 1,166 1,154 1,161
Perth & Kinross 1,232 1,308 1,339 1,296 1,336 1,345 1,381 1,379 1,345 1,332 1,299
Renfrewshire 520 539 551 590 611 616 627 620 639 628 611
Scottish Borders 356 353 379 386 389 392 400 400 383 390 382
South Ayrshire 338 351 376 401 398 385 387 393 379 381 384
South Lanarkshire 897 920 977 1,088 1,121 1,095 1,142 1,130 1,169 1,197 1,162
Stirling 413 431 442 457 459 466 501 513 505 499 481
West Dunbartonshire 185 186 191 188 191 195 199 189 191 209 204
West Lothian 617 623 632 658 675 687 682 688 711 700 682
Total trunk roads 14,333 14,710 15,335 15,599 15,976 15,906 16,375 16,548 16,504 16,546 16,222
Local authority roads
Aberdeen City 1,059 1,051 1,064 1,072 1,081 1,081 1,141 1,126 1,115 1,075 1,053
Aberdeenshire 1,719 1,734 1,809 1,836 1,836 1,852 1,964 1,993 1,994 1,933 1,894
Angus 653 652 680 690 695 704 734 747 758 752 740
Argyll & Bute 474 478 515 527 526 515 551 552 548 541 532
Clackmannanshire 285 287 291 290 294 297 307 313 317 331 328
Dumfries & Galloway 638 636 660 672 685 686 711 723 719 708 700
Dundee City 655 649 680 678 679 685 698 719 722 703 687
East Ayrshire 606 611 623 625 633 639 702 686 682 672 665
East Dunbartonshire 514 517 532 536 540 537 545 556 547 547 534
East Lothian 448 448 463 464 473 478 499 509 508 503 501
East Renfrewshire 479 481 494 494 500 497 565 571 577 568 558
Edinburgh, City of 2,171 2,205 2,250 2,260 2,289 2,285 2,306 2,326 2,271 2,253 2,207
Eilean Siar* 175 177 179 186 186 176 208 209 205 206 203
Falkirk 828 832 877 887 897 902 931 953 950 955 949
Fife 1,806 1,832 1,887 1,906 1,939 1,949 1,987 2,022 2,023 2,015 2,000
Glasgow, City of 2,014 2,019 2,078 2,091 2,107 2,117 2,130 2,159 2,135 2,100 2,053
Highland 941 950 985 1,001 1,012 1,022 1,053 1,070 1,078 1,067 1,055
Inverclyde 440 447 442 444 455 452 460 468 465 458 447
Midlothian 448 453 469 476 482 486 498 507 509 520 517
Moray 403 407 422 428 434 438 457 466 467 460 451
North Ayrshire 401 398 451 453 461 445 463 466 462 456 452
North Lanarkshire 1,768 1,763 1,807 1,812 1,833 1,831 1,869 1,906 1,894 1,871 1,840
Orkney Islands 123 124 129 128 128 128 136 137 137 137 135
Perth & Kinross 849 845 896 927 931 928 960 972 958 960 945
Renfrewshire 691 696 718 727 734 741 755 769 769 755 748
Scottish Borders 728 725 752 768 777 776 801 812 813 808 798
Shetland Islands 178 181 190 194 195 198 205 206 206 203 202
South Ayrshire 531 543 565 567 573 576 595 600 607 602 595
South Lanarkshire 1,193 1,193 1,223 1,206 1,223 1,240 1,311 1,333 1,298 1,294 1,282
Stirling 673 674 679 693 699 709 736 749 743 735 732
West Dunbartonshire 397 399 411 415 418 425 436 439 439 438 429
West Lothian 942 947 976 989 1,013 1,015 1,031 1,055 1,051 1,046 1,034
Total LA roads 25,228 25,354 26,200 26,439 26,729 26,811 27,745 28,118 27,966 27,673 27,266

*formerly Western Isles
1. Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics. They provide only a rough estimate of the likely total volume of traffic on roads in each area. For further information, please see the notes on the traffic estimates in the text.
2. Roads which changed from trunk to local authority, or vice versa, are counted according to their status on a recent date, rather than on the basis of their status in each year.
NB: to save space, Councils which do not have trunk roads in their areas are not shown.

Table 5.5(continued) Traffic on all roads, by Council area1
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
million vehicle kilometres million vehicle kilometres
All roads
Aberdeen City 1,319 1,307 1,333 1,353 1,367 1,357 1,427 1,391 1,379 1,329 1,308
Aberdeenshire 2,466 2,488 2,634 2,688 2,683 2,697 2,830 2,834 2,814 2,762 2,716
Angus 951 920 978 983 995 996 1,076 1,066 1,097 1,086 1,086
Argyll & Bute 795 800 864 871 879 858 911 910 904 900 884
Clackmannanshire 285 287 291 290 294 297 307 313 317 331 328
Dumfries & Galloway 1,808 1,821 1,920 1,902 1,920 1,944 1,952 2,021 2,021 1,998 1,974
Dundee City 820 821 852 850 866 869 885 906 902 885 867
East Ayrshire 909 935 962 982 997 951 1,062 1,057 1,039 1,037 1,020
East Dunbartonshire 514 517 532 536 540 537 545 556 547 547 534
East Lothian 755 769 787 808 834 856 889 918 880 862 855
East Renfrewshire 589 594 610 612 624 613 719 747 752 749 730
Edinburgh, City of 2,770 2,829 2,901 2,929 2,972 2,973 2,988 3,040 2,957 2,978 2,885
Eilean Siar* 175 177 179 186 186 176 208 209 205 206 203
Falkirk 1,313 1,336 1,380 1,390 1,439 1,436 1,492 1,524 1,517 1,505 1,479
Fife 2,519 2,571 2,712 2,743 2,805 2,770 2,856 2,911 2,891 2,894 2,848
Glasgow, City of 3,160 3,204 3,293 3,296 3,384 3,417 3,460 3,508 3,527 3,485 3,423
Highland 2,286 2,341 2,449 2,477 2,477 2,490 2,556 2,595 2,597 2,623 2,586
Inverclyde 510 519 516 520 535 530 539 545 541 533 519
Midlothian 602 608 611 618 624 627 640 649 649 661 652
Moray 647 661 703 706 715 722 727 743 739 729 714
North Ayrshire 684 674 699 709 733 720 781 792 792 782 770
North Lanarkshire 2,820 2,846 2,903 2,911 2,968 2,964 2,983 3,049 3,060 3,025 3,001
Orkney Islands 123 124 129 128 128 128 136 137 137 137 135
Perth & Kinross 2,081 2,153 2,235 2,223 2,267 2,273 2,340 2,351 2,303 2,292 2,244
Renfrewshire 1,211 1,236 1,269 1,316 1,345 1,357 1,382 1,389 1,408 1,382 1,359
Scottish Borders 1,084 1,078 1,131 1,154 1,166 1,168 1,201 1,212 1,196 1,198 1,180
Shetland Islands 178 181 190 194 195 198 205 206 206 203 202
South Ayrshire 869 895 941 968 971 962 981 992 987 983 979
South Lanarkshire 2,090 2,113 2,200 2,294 2,343 2,335 2,453 2,462 2,468 2,491 2,444
Stirling 1,086 1,105 1,121 1,149 1,158 1,175 1,237 1,262 1,248 1,234 1,213
West Dunbartonshire 582 586 601 604 608 620 635 629 630 646 634
West Lothian 1,559 1,570 1,608 1,647 1,688 1,702 1,713 1,742 1,761 1,747 1,716
Total all roads 39,561 40,065 41,535 42,038 42,705 42,718 44,119 44,666 44,470 44,219 43,488

*formerly Western Isles
1. Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics. They provide only a rough estimate of the likely total volume of traffic on roads in each area. For further information, please see the notes on the traffic estimates in the text.