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Lochgelly road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in Lochgelly, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 144 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
526
1,125th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
645
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
144
155 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lochgelly

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious14427%
  • Slight37471%

What the data shows

  • Lochgelly had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 67 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Lochgelly were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 170 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lochgelly, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Lochgelly.

Where Lochgelly ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,125th
Most casualties
1,146th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
887th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph483 (92%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant247 (38%)
  • Pedestrian247 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lochgelly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lochgelly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lochgelly peaked at 33 in 1981; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202434
202311
202212
202122
202011
201968
201834
201723
201611
201545
201444
201366
201234
201168
201066
200966
200877
2007919
20061622
2005910
2004910
2003615
2002813
2001811
2000913
199999
19981419
19971214
19961418
19951522
19941014
19931212
19921316
19912327
19901522
19891313
19881921
19872021
19861824
19852426
19842427
19832729
19822430
19813336
19802428
19792326

Map of recent crashes in Lochgelly

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lochgelly

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lochgelly

The 24 most recent collisions in Lochgelly happened between 3 April 2016 and 18 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lochgelly

The A910 has the most collisions in Lochgelly, 187 of 526 (36%), followed by the B920 (111).

Collisions in Lochgelly on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA910187213347
2ndB920111148332
3rdB9817193020
4thA9094501

Council area for Lochgelly

Lochgelly is in Fife, where police recorded 33,127 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lochgelly accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode districts in Lochgelly

Collisions in Lochgelly were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by KY5 (510) and KY4 (16).