Road Traffic, 2012

The key points from the latest release are:

• in 2011, the total volume of motorised traffic in Wales was 26.9 billion vehicle kilometres, which is equivalent to 9,900 vehicles kilometres, or 6,100 miles, per head of the population over the year
• within this total volume of traffic, cars accounted for 80 per cent of the total, light vans for 14 per cent, and goods vehicles for 4 per cent; motorcycles, and buses and coaches accounted for 1 per cent each; and in comparison, pedal cycles represented a further 1 per cent of the motorised traffic total
• these vehicles travelled mostly on the major roads, with 64 per cent of motor traffic in Wales either on motorways or A roads. The remaining 36 per cent travelled on minor roads, that is B and C and unclassified roads
• motor traffic in Wales peaked in 2007 at just under 28 billion vehicle kilometres, it then fell back by 0.4 per cent in 2008, accelerating to 1.4 per cent in 2009 and 1.9 per cent in 2010, before relatively stabilising with a fall of only 0.2 per cent in 2011

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5413
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

December 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out soon' page)