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Fife road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,292 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1980, and 1,734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 384 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (1,407), and casualties fell from 2,008.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,292
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,734
Down 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
46
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
384
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1980

3.6% of collisions in Fife in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal463.6%
  • Serious38430%
  • Slight86267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal492.8%
  • Serious46427%
  • Slight1,22170%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,292, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (11%)
  • Tuesday157 (12%)
  • Wednesday181 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (15%)
  • Friday247 (19%)
  • Saturday209 (16%)
  • Sunday167 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59226 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59207 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (6.3%)
  • February95 (7.4%)
  • March127 (9.8%)
  • April85 (6.6%)
  • May124 (9.6%)
  • June104 (8%)
  • July94 (7.3%)
  • August129 (10%)
  • September113 (8.7%)
  • October118 (9.1%)
  • November101 (7.8%)
  • December120 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight833 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting166 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,012 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry745 (58%)
  • Wet or damp463 (36%)
  • Frost or ice58 (4.5%)
  • Snow23 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph787 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph431 (33%)
  • 70 mph38 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,171 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant818 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist346 (20%)
  • Pedestrian338 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10110 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15111 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20455 (26%)
  • 21 to 25214 (12%)
  • 26 to 35261 (15%)
  • 36 to 45161 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55132 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7589 (5.1%)
  • Over 7538 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider893 (51%)
  • Passenger503 (29%)
  • Pedestrian338 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (62%)
  • Motorcycle357 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach86 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.2%)
  • Minibus18 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Fife

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fife ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 42nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1980

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1980: 114, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92114166239
2ndA90789139122
3rdA9105667415
4thA8235255312
5thA91436049
6thA9553643118
7thA915324819
8thA9113140113
9thA917314815
10thA9092847110
11thA985263737
12thA914233426
13thB920162302
14thB921141904
15thA916131705
16thB9037131503
17thB925122002
18thM90121814
19thB931111604
20thA912101002

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1980

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1980: 153.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1980

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1980: 173.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years