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A917 traffic and collisions
The A917 is an A-road of 25.8 miles, in Fife. This page covers its traffic at 11 DfT count points since 2000 and the collisions police recorded on it.
- Traffic in 2025 27m vehicle miles
- Average daily traffic 2,867 vehicles a day, both directions
- Busiest section 7,361 B9131 to Grange Rd, St Andrews
- HGV share 3.3% of vehicle miles
- Traffic since 2019 −5.9% same count points
How busy is the A917?
On an average day in 2025, 2,867 vehicles passed each point on the A917, counting both directions. The busiest section is B9131 to Grange Rd, St Andrews (Fife), with 7,361 a day; the quietest listed is B942 to Bank St, Elie, with 1,691.
Busiest sections, 2025
B9131 to Grange Rd, St Andrews carries 2.6 times the road’s average flow.
| Section | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| B9131 to Grange Rd, St Andrews Fife · 0.7 mi · HGVs 2.4% | 7,361 |
| Grange Rd to A918 Fife · 0.6 mi · HGVs 1.3% | 7,198 |
| A918 to A915 Fife · 0.7 mi · HGVs 4.8% | 6,423 |
| A915 to B942 Fife · 2.5 mi · HGVs 5.3% | 5,825 |
| School Wynd to B9131 Rodger Street Fife · 5.7 mi · HGVs 2.5% | 2,413 |
| B940 to B9171 Fife · 0.6 mi · HGVs 3.1% | 2,258 |
| B9171 to B9131 Fife · 7.5 mi · HGVs 1.8% | 2,223 |
| B9131 Rodger Street to West Braes Crescent, Crail Fife · 3.7 mi · HGVs 5.0% | 1,946 |
| Marketgate, Crail to B940 Fife · 0.5 mi · HGVs 2.2% | 1,824 |
| B942 to Bank St, Elie Fife · 2.9 mi · HGVs 4.2% | 1,691 |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Route
In Fife · 25.8 miles
A917 traffic and collisions by section
11 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 | A915 to B942Fife | 5,825 | – |
| 2 | B942 to Bank St, ElieFife | 1,691 | – |
| 3 | School Wynd to B9131 Rodger StreetFife | 2,413 | – |
| 4 | B9131 Rodger Street to West Braes Crescent, CrailFife | 1,946 | – |
| 5 | West Braes Crescent to MarketgateFife | 1,581 | – |
| 6 | Marketgate, Crail to B940Fife | 1,824 | – |
| 7 | B940 to B9171Fife | 2,258 | – |
| 8 | B9171 to B9131Fife | 2,223 | – |
| 9 | B9131 to Grange Rd, St AndrewsFife | 7,361 | – |
| 10 | Grange Rd to A918Fife | 7,198 | – |
| 11 | A918 to A915Fife | 6,423 | – |
Vehicles a day is the average daily flow in 2025. “Since 2019” compares the same count points. Collisions are those with the A917 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.
A917 traffic by vehicle type
Cars and taxis make up 77.2% of the vehicle miles on the A917. HGVs account for 3.3%, rising to 5.3% on A915 to B942.
Vehicle mix, 2025
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
HGV share of traffic
| Year | HGV share |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2025 | 3.3% |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
A917 traffic trend
Traffic on the A917 came to 27 million vehicle miles in 2025. At the count points present in both years, it is down 5.9% on 2019, before the pandemic, and down 3.0% on 2015.
Vehicle miles a year
Like for like, traffic is down 5.4% on 2000.
| Year | Vehicle miles |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 29m |
| 2001 | 29m |
| 2002 | 29m |
| 2003 | 30m |
| 2004 | 31m |
| 2005 | 30m |
| 2006 | 31m |
| 2007 | 31m |
| 2008 | 30m |
| 2009 | 30m |
| 2010 | 29m |
| 2011 | 30m |
| 2012 | 29m |
| 2013 | 29m |
| 2014 | 30m |
| 2015 | 28m |
| 2016 | 28m |
| 2017 | 29m |
| 2018 | 29m |
| 2019 | 29m |
| 2020 | 22m |
| 2021 | 24m |
| 2022 | 26m |
| 2023 | 26m |
| 2024 | 27m |
| 2025 | 27m |
Source:DfT,UK Motoring analysis 2000 to 2025 Updated
Average daily flow
| Year | Vehicles a day |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,032 |
| 2001 | 3,037 |
| 2002 | 3,105 |
| 2003 | 3,188 |
| 2004 | 3,248 |
| 2005 | 3,218 |
| 2006 | 3,289 |
| 2007 | 3,273 |
| 2008 | 3,210 |
| 2009 | 3,135 |
| 2010 | 3,109 |
| 2011 | 3,183 |
| 2012 | 3,125 |
| 2013 | 3,109 |
| 2014 | 3,185 |
| 2015 | 2,956 |
| 2016 | 3,019 |
| 2017 | 3,036 |
| 2018 | 3,038 |
| 2019 | 3,047 |
| 2020 | 2,309 |
| 2021 | 2,543 |
| 2022 | 2,744 |
| 2023 | 2,800 |
| 2024 | 2,836 |
| 2025 | 2,867 |
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. In 2025, 0 of the 11 count points were counted; DfT estimated the rest from earlier counts and local trends.
A917 collisions
Police recorded fewer than 3 collisions with the A917 as the first road from 2021 to 2025, 9 of them fatal or serious.
Reported collisions by year
Up 33.3% from 2021 to 2025.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | fewer than 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2024 | fewer than 3 | fewer than 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
A further 3 collisions were recorded at junctions where the A917 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 A917
In route order. Each is the highway authority DfT files the count points under.
- Fife
Roadworks on the A917 in Scotland
The Scottish Road Works Register lists 4 sets of roadworks on the A917 in Scotland, 0 of them under way. 1 close the road, a lane or a slip road. From the extract of 16 September 2026.
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A917 From U074 Junction To U117 Junction At Dumbarnie
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A917 From High Street Elie To C39 Junction, Ardross
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A917 From High Street Elie To C39 Junction, Ardross
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A917 From Private Access Road To Randerston To U062 Junction At Hammer Inn Chance Inn, Wormiston
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 | 11 count points in 2025 | 15 September 2026 |
| Reported collisions | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 15 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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