Traffic Region: North West
Traffic Authority: East Cheshire
Road Number: A56
Road Type: Class A Principal road in Rural area
OS Grid: SJ733862
Location: Little Bollington
Census Point ID: 73271
Census Point Coverage: A56 between East Cheshire boundary and M56
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 32 | 94 | 92 | 113 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 66 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 71 | 69 |
| Cars | 6,946 | 7,127 | 7,212 | 7,277 | 7,984 | 7,976 | 8,199 | 7,987 | 6,618 | 6,539 | 6,415 | 6,434 | 6,254 | 6,138 | 6,224 | 6,150 | 8,534 | 8,524 |
| Buses and Coaches | 46 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 36 | 35 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 654 | 704 | 759 | 855 | 733 | 769 | 806 | 889 | 651 | 663 | 682 | 722 | 758 | 813 | 874 | 936 | 982 | 1,039 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 112 | 105 | 108 | 106 | 159 | 157 | 159 | 174 | 188 | 170 | 178 | 182 | 184 | 183 | 182 | 182 | 126 | 130 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 29 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| All HGVs | 175 | 160 | 168 | 167 | 224 | 219 | 220 | 236 | 248 | 224 | 233 | 236 | 237 | 236 | 239 | 242 | 196 | 201 |
| All motor vehicles | 7,853 | 8,134 | 8,284 | 8,467 | 9,022 | 9,041 | 9,294 | 9,185 | 7,634 | 7,546 | 7,444 | 7,513 | 7,363 | 7,299 | 7,451 | 7,441 | 9,819 | 9,869 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 13 | 49 | 48 | 59 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 42 |
| Cars | 3,675 | 3,602 | 3,645 | 3,678 | 4,035 | 4,031 | 4,144 | 4,037 | 3,429 | 3,388 | 3,324 | 3,334 | 3,240 | 3,181 | 3,225 | 3,187 | 4,953 | 4,811 |
| Buses and Coaches | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 19 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 324 | 358 | 386 | 435 | 353 | 370 | 388 | 428 | 342 | 348 | 358 | 379 | 398 | 427 | 459 | 491 | 538 | 538 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 59 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 56 | 60 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| All HGVs | 88 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 123 | 127 | 115 | 119 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 93 | 99 |
| All motor vehicles | 4,123 | 4,114 | 4,190 | 4,284 | 4,539 | 4,549 | 4,677 | 4,621 | 3,953 | 3,907 | 3,854 | 3,891 | 3,815 | 3,783 | 3,862 | 3,858 | 5,643 | 5,509 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 19 | 45 | 44 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
| Cars | 3,271 | 3,525 | 3,567 | 3,599 | 3,949 | 3,945 | 4,055 | 3,950 | 3,189 | 3,151 | 3,091 | 3,100 | 3,013 | 2,957 | 2,999 | 2,963 | 3,823 | 3,713 |
| Buses and Coaches | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 330 | 346 | 373 | 420 | 380 | 399 | 418 | 461 | 309 | 315 | 324 | 343 | 360 | 386 | 415 | 445 | 500 | 501 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 53 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 84 | 94 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 70 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| All HGVs | 87 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 109 | 105 | 106 | 113 | 121 | 109 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 96 | 103 |
| All motor vehicles | 3,730 | 4,020 | 4,094 | 4,183 | 4,483 | 4,492 | 4,617 | 4,564 | 3,681 | 3,639 | 3,590 | 3,622 | 3,548 | 3,516 | 3,589 | 3,583 | 4,462 | 4,360 |
Figures are daily averages calculated from all traffic counts over the course of the year.
Values are rounded to the nearest whole number.
A value of zero for any entry means that there were either no recorded vehicles of that type or too few to register after rounding.
A blank value means that there were no counts made in that year.
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