Hull’s average congestion worse than London in 2025 according to…
The TomTom Traffic Index ranked Hull in seventh place among UK cities for congestion levels Drivers in Hull faced worse congestion levels than London in 2025, according to a new traffic study. A combination of major road projects and smaller closures are likely to have contributed to lengthy delays for drivers across the city last year. Whether due to the closure of Drypool Bridge or the ongoing work on the A63, 2025 was a year of disruption for many drivers in Hull. TomTom’s Traffic Index for 2025 somewhat backed this up, ranking Hull in seventh place in a list of the UK’s most congested cities. On this list, Hull ranked as more congested than London, Birmingham, and Manchester. However, it remains sizably less congested than the UK’s worst, Belfast. The index measures congestion as an increase in travel time due to excess traffic, in percentage terms. For example, if an area receives a congestion level of 20 per cent it means that, on average, journeys across that area’s road network took 20 per cent longer than if the traffic was free flowing. In 2025, Hull scored an average congestion level of 52 per cent, a slight increase on the previous year. This makes Hull the 72nd most congested city in the world on the list of 492 locations. It ranks 28th in Europe out of 254. The evening rush hour is…
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