South West

How busy are roads in Cornwall excluding Isles of Scilly?

Useful summaries from 443 official DfT count locations. Figures are historical annual estimates, not live traffic.

Explore on the mapLatest available year: 2025
Typical daily traffic3,416motor vehicles at a count point
Major-road median11,696motor vehicles / average day
Minor-road median1,120sampled locations only
Latest row counted57%other latest rows are estimated
Understanding the numbers

Traffic varies sharply by road type

The typical major-road point in Cornwall excluding Isles of Scilly carries 11,696 motor vehicles on an average day, compared with 1,120 at sampled minor-road locations.

Minor-road coverage is selective, so quieter residential streets may not have their own count point. Use the map to see the exact measured or estimated location rather than treating this as a street-by-street census.

Combined vehicle composition

Cars
76.8%
Vans / LGVs
18.7%
HGVs
3.3%
Buses
0.5%
Motorcycles
0.8%
Cycles
0.3%
Percentages combine the latest motor-vehicle estimates at available count points. Pedal cycles are shown separately by DfT.

Busiest available links in Cornwall excluding Isles of Scilly

RoadAverage daily motor vehiclesYearMethod
A38 63,2682024Estimated
A38 48,4942016Estimated
A30 46,7042025Counted
A38 45,6622025Estimated
A30 44,1902025Counted

Quietest available measured or estimated links

RoadAverage daily motor vehiclesYearMethod
U 162008Counted
U 162019Counted
C 192017Estimated
C 272008Counted
U 292008Counted