What are London's most congested roads? Full list revealed
The A5204 in Westminster is the most congested road in England, with an average delay of 456.1 seconds per vehicle per mile.
This data emerged after Law Trucks used government data to assess how many seconds a vehicle was held up per average mile travelled in 2024.
The top two A roads with the longest average delays per vehicle per mile were both in Westminster, while the third was in Camden.
The second most congested road in Westminster, the A4201, had an average delay of 324.7 seconds per vehicle per mile.
Westminster had three roads in the top ten most congested A roads, which included the A302, which on average was delayed by 291.9 seconds per vehicle per mile.
Kensington and Chelsea also had three roads in the top ten most congested including the A3217, A3216 and A3218 roads.
The table below shows London's most delayed roads in 2024 with average delays in seconds per vehicle per mile travelled.
The study separated the most congested A roads from the motorways and major A roads.
The most delayed motorway was the M4 eastbound between junctions 3 and 2, which covers both Barnet and Hounslow.
Of the top 10 most delayed motorway routes, one was in Barnet, six in Hounslow, and two were in Hillington.
The third most delayed motorway was the A3113 eastbound between M25 and A3044 in Hounslow, which had an average delay of 86.7 seconds per vehicle per mile.
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