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Fife road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,407 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1979, and 2,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 448 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,127 collisions in Fife.

Collisions in 1979
1,407
Casualties in 1979
2,008
Fatal collisions
38
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
448
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Fife in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal382.7%
  • Serious44832%
  • Slight92165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal462.3%
  • Serious56428%
  • Slight1,39870%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,407.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025276395
2024268363
2023261388
2022233356
2021217293
2020242342
2019304415
2018328431
2017316427
2016452606
2015428566
2014411528
2013421550
2012421549
2011448597
2010556723
2009587765
2008575731
2007607781
2006675905
2005701929
20047541,012
20037191,000
20027401,080
20017341,012
20007841,076
19997101,011
19987311,013
19978061,124
19967431,041
19957801,087
19947781,073
19937631,098
19927521,029
19918201,127
19909341,251
19891,0111,421
19889651,340
19879721,319
19861,0491,408
19851,1701,606
19841,1471,550
19831,1981,565
19821,2781,717
19811,3631,840
19801,2921,734
19791,4072,008

When and where crashes happen in Fife in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (14%)
  • Tuesday183 (13%)
  • Wednesday206 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (14%)
  • Friday235 (17%)
  • Saturday233 (17%)
  • Sunday158 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5989 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59219 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (5.9%)
  • February96 (6.8%)
  • March124 (8.8%)
  • April104 (7.4%)
  • May120 (8.5%)
  • June135 (9.6%)
  • July102 (7.2%)
  • August119 (8.5%)
  • September118 (8.4%)
  • October134 (9.5%)
  • November139 (9.9%)
  • December133 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight888 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting163 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,045 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.2%)
  • Other20 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry745 (53%)
  • Wet or damp495 (35%)
  • Frost or ice95 (6.8%)
  • Snow65 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph879 (62%)
  • 40 mph28 (2%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph437 (31%)
  • 70 mph40 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,311 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant961 (48%)
  • Pedestrian394 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant126 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist91 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10133 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15145 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20473 (24%)
  • 21 to 25292 (15%)
  • 26 to 35274 (14%)
  • 36 to 45215 (11%)
  • 46 to 55154 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65125 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7586 (4.3%)
  • Over 7542 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider973 (48%)
  • Passenger641 (32%)
  • Pedestrian394 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,493 (64%)
  • Motorcycle330 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes118 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (4%)
  • Bus or coach79 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Fife

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fife ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 36th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1979

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1979: 119, including 4 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92119187435
2ndA90799144333
3rdA91063138028
4thA8235273215
5thA914982416
6thA9554355115
7thA9154178114
8thA9173648010
9thA911344207
10thA9853037013
11thA909293809
12thA914254318
13thM90183036
14thA916162319
15thB925162506
16thB920151604
17thB916142401
18thB9131122015
19thA988111501
20thA994112805

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1979

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1979: 173.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1979

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1979: 188.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years