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A917 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 collisions on the A917 from 1979 to 2025, with 995 casualties. Of those crashes, 23 were fatal and 197 serious, and 24 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A917, up 300% from 1 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
714
1,476th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
995
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
197
249 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Up 300% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up 300% on 2024

Crash severity on the A917

On the A917, 3.2% of collisions were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal233.2%
  • Serious19728%
  • Slight49469%

Where the A917 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,476th
Most casualties
1,440th
Most fatal collisions
870th
Most serious collisions
1,059th

A917 accidents by year

Collisions on the A917 peaked at 36 in 1979 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A917, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202411
202334
202246
202133
2020710
201988
201833
2017812
201688
20151015
20141114
20131011
20121213
20111015
20101213
20091720
20081318
20071618
20061628
20052232
20042755
20031518
20021730
20011014
20001517
19991214
19981317
19971521
19961219
19951519
19941823
19931527
19921320
19911114
19902535
19892030
19882843
19872027
19862531
19852225
19842637
19833044
19822225
19812338
19803148
19793648

When crashes happen on the A917

Friday has the most collisions on the A917 (120), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (161).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (16%)
  • Sunday111 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am41 (5.7%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am51 (7.1%)
  • 9am to noon97 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm159 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm161 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm111 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight84 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (5.6%)
  • February62 (8.7%)
  • March50 (7%)
  • April57 (8%)
  • May44 (6.2%)
  • June72 (10%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August77 (11%)
  • September66 (9.2%)
  • October60 (8.4%)
  • November55 (7.7%)
  • December59 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight497 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A917 crashes

On the A917, 60% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph273 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph426 (60%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Other26 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (59%)
  • Wet or damp253 (35%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A917 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the A917, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (14%)
  • Pedestrian120 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Other21 (2.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car820 (71%)
  • Motorcycle137 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.4%)
  • Minibus13 (1.1%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20236 (24%)
  • 21 to 25140 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (14%)
  • 36 to 45103 (10%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6585 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.7%)
  • Over 7542 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (58%)
  • Passenger298 (30%)
  • Pedestrian120 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A917

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A917

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A917 crashes by council area

All 714 collisions on the A917 were in Fife.

Collisions on the A917 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFife71499523197

A917 crashes by town

Collisions on the A917 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by St Andrews (97) and Anstruther (75).

Recent crashes on the A917

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A917, from 9 August 2019 to 14 September 2025.

Severity