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Kelty road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Kelty, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 78 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
310
1,521st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
391
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
78
81 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kelty

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight23074%

What the data shows

  • Kelty had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 46 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Kelty were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 109 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kelty, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Kelty.

Where Kelty ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,521st
Most casualties
1,552nd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,326th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday65 (21%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph259 (84%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant182 (47%)
  • Pedestrian123 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kelty road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kelty, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kelty peaked at 17 in 1979; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202412
202333
202257
202100
202023
201955
2018610
2017613
201644
201577
201422
201355
201212
201134
201067
200967
200847
200755
200677
200511
2004911
200366
200255
200166
2000812
1999510
199844
199734
199689
199588
1994810
199344
199269
19911214
199057
19891214
19881526
1987810
19861112
1985913
19841011
19831313
19821418
19811215
19801115
19791722

Map of recent crashes in Kelty

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kelty

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kelty

The 24 most recent collisions in Kelty happened between 21 February 2018 and 11 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kelty

The B917 has the most collisions in Kelty, 81 of 310 (26%), followed by the A909 (71).

Collisions in Kelty on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB9178191117
2ndA9097199121
3rdB99651400
4thM9051100
5thB9144401

Council areas covering Kelty

Collisions in Kelty were recorded in 2 council areas. Fife has 306 of 310 (99%).

Collisions in Kelty by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFife306384275
2ndPerth and Kinross4703

Postcode district for Kelty

All 310 collisions in Kelty were in the KY4 postcode district.