A-road
A915 traffic and collisions
The A915 is an A-road of 21.3 miles, in Fife. This page covers its traffic at 10 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 73m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 9,381 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 17,594 A921 to B930
- HGV share 3.1% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −5.6% same count points
- Collisions, 2021 to 2025 48 13.6 per 100m vehicle miles
How busy is the A915?
On an average day in 2025, 9,381 vehicles passed each point on the A915, counting both directions. The busiest section is A921 to B930 (Fife), with 17,594 a day; the quietest listed is A917 to B940 Higham Loan, with 2,355.
Busiest sections, 2025
A921 to B930 carries 1.9 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| A921 to B930 Fife · 4.4 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 17,594 |
| A911/A916 to Trading Estate roundabout Fife · 2.3 mi · HGVs 1.7% | 16,248 |
| B927 Cupar Rd to A917 Fife · 3.0 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 10,275 |
| John Knox Rd to A918 Fife · 0.7 mi · HGVs 1.5% | 8,861 |
| B940 Higham Loan to John Knox Rd, St Andrews Fife · 4.3 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 3,851 |
| A917 to B940 Higham Loan Fife · 5.5 mi · HGVs 5.7% | 2,355 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Fife · 21.3 miles
A915 traffic and collisions by section
10 sections between junctions, in route order. Each is the average of its DfT count points, weighted by length.
Sections Tap a column heading to sort
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A921 to B930Fife | 17,594 | 22 |
| 2 | B930 to B932Fife | 18,468 | fewer than 3 |
| 3 | B932 to A911/A916Fife | 20,294 | fewer than 3 |
| 4 | A911/A916 to Trading Estate roundaboutFife | 16,248 | 4 |
| 5 | A955 to B927 Cupar RdFife | 11,405 | 0 |
| 6 | B927 Cupar Rd to A917Fife | 10,275 | 3 |
| 7 | A917 to B940 Higham LoanFife | 2,355 | 10 |
| 8 | B940 Higham Loan to John Knox Rd, St AndrewsFife | 3,851 | 3 |
| 9 | John Knox Rd to A918Fife | 8,861 | fewer than 3 |
| 10 | A918 to A91/A917Fife | 9,265 | fewer than 3 |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A915 as the first road, placed on the nearest section by their recorded position; rates (per 100 million vehicle miles) are shown for sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more.
A915 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 76.6% of the vehicle miles on the A915. HGVs account for 3.1%, rising to 5.7% on A917 to B940 Higham Loan.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% |
| 2001 | 5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.1% |
| 2025 | 3.1% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A915 traffic trend
Traffic on the A915 came to 72.9 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 5.6% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 6.6% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is up 20.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 60m |
| 2001 | 60m |
| 2002 | 61m |
| 2003 | 62m |
| 2004 | 63m |
| 2005 | 64m |
| 2006 | 64m |
| 2007 | 66m |
| 2008 | 65m |
| 2009 | 71m |
| 2010 | 71m |
| 2011 | 71m |
| 2012 | 72m |
| 2013 | 73m |
| 2014 | 75m |
| 2015 | 78m |
| 2016 | 79m |
| 2017 | 80m |
| 2018 | 77m |
| 2019 | 77m |
| 2020 | 59m |
| 2021 | 66m |
| 2022 | 70m |
| 2023 | 71m |
| 2024 | 72m |
| 2025 | 73m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,729 |
| 2001 | 7,683 |
| 2002 | 7,876 |
| 2003 | 7,982 |
| 2004 | 8,125 |
| 2005 | 8,261 |
| 2006 | 8,320 |
| 2007 | 8,487 |
| 2008 | 8,337 |
| 2009 | 9,121 |
| 2010 | 9,109 |
| 2011 | 9,172 |
| 2012 | 9,294 |
| 2013 | 9,478 |
| 2014 | 9,746 |
| 2015 | 10,016 |
| 2016 | 10,253 |
| 2017 | 10,324 |
| 2018 | 9,913 |
| 2019 | 9,950 |
| 2020 | 7,601 |
| 2021 | 8,437 |
| 2022 | 8,999 |
| 2023 | 9,175 |
| 2024 | 9,300 |
| 2025 | 9,381 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
The chart counts the whole road as it was each year, so new or renumbered stretches move it. The percentage changes compare only count points present in both years (89.2% of today’s road for 2019). In 2025, 0 of the 10 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A915 collisions
Police recorded 48 collisions with the A915 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, fewer than 3 of them fatal or serious. That is 13.6 per 100 million vehicle miles, lower than the 31.5 for all A-roads in Great Britain. On average there were 0.5 a year for each mile of road.
Reported collisions by year
Down 36.4% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Sections with the highest collision rates
Per 100 million vehicle miles, 2021 to 2025. Sections of half a mile or more with 10 or more collisions.
| Section | Per 100m vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| A917 to B940 Higham Loan Fife · 10 collisions | 44.0 |
| A921 to B930 Fife · 22 collisions | 16.2 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 3 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A915 was the second road; they are not in the figures above. Fatal or serious uses DfT’s adjusted serious figures. How we count collisions
Council areas on the A915
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Fife
Roadworks on the A915 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 6 sets of roadworks on the A915 in Scotland, 3 of them under way. 3 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A915 From U056 Junction To Telecommunication Masts Access Road North Of Caravan Park (plus 1 more), Cairnsmill
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A915 From U056 Junction To Telecommunication Masts Access Road North Of Caravan Park, Cairnsmill
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A915 From U056 Junction To Telecommunication Masts Access Road North Of Caravan Park, Cairnsmill
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A915 From St Andrews Road Largoward To Higham Loan Radernie Junction, Lathones
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A915 From Telecommunications Mast Access Road To Largo Road St Andrews
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A915 From St Andrews Road Largoward To Higham Loan Radernie Junction, Lathones
Works in Scotland only, and only where the register records them against the road number. The register publishes one extract a day, so works can start, finish or change after it is taken. Roadworks across Scotland
Source:SRWR Extract of 2026-09-16 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic counts and vehicle mix | Road traffic statistics (AADF by count point) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2000 to 2025 | 10 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 48 reported collisions | 15 September 2026 |
| Roadworks | Scottish Road Works Register open data Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Extract of 2026-09-16 | 22,074 sets of roadworks recorded in Scotland | 16 September 2026 |
- Annual average daily flow (AADF) is the average number of vehicles passing a point on a typical day of the year, both directions combined.
- Vehicle miles are AADF multiplied by link length and 365, summed over every count point link on the road.
- Sections join count point links between junctions, using the link lines in DfT’s major road database.
- STATS19 covers personal injury collisions reported to the police. Damage-only collisions are not included, and not every injury collision is reported.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates, which allow for police forces moving to injury-based reporting.
- Counts of one or two collisions below Great Britain level are shown as “fewer than 3”.
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