North West

How busy are roads in Lancashire?

Useful summaries from 1,019 official DfT count locations. Figures are historical annual estimates, not live traffic.

Explore on the mapLatest available year: 2025
Typical daily traffic4,667motor vehicles at a count point
Major-road median14,956motor vehicles / average day
Minor-road median1,364sampled locations only
Latest row counted62%other latest rows are estimated
Understanding the numbers

Traffic varies sharply by road type

The typical major-road point in Lancashire carries 14,956 motor vehicles on an average day, compared with 1,364 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
79.3%
Vans / LGVs
15.3%
HGVs
4.4%
Buses
0.5%
Motorcycles
0.4%
Cycles
0.4%
Percentages combine the latest motor-vehicle estimates at available count points. Pedal cycles are shown separately by DfT.

Busiest available links in Lancashire

RoadAverage daily motor vehiclesYearMethod
M6 171,0792025Counted
M6 158,6912025Counted
M6 142,9122025Counted
M6 112,9602025Counted
M6 111,3452025Counted

Quietest available measured or estimated links

RoadAverage daily motor vehiclesYearMethod
U 282019Estimated
C 392008Counted
U 402008Counted
U 532025Estimated
U 542009Counted