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Fife road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,363 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1981, and 1,840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 421 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (1,292), and casualties rose from 1,734.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,363
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,840
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
44
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
421
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1981

3.2% of collisions in Fife in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal443.2%
  • Serious42131%
  • Slight89866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal502.7%
  • Serious52328%
  • Slight1,26769%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,363, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (13%)
  • Tuesday159 (12%)
  • Wednesday173 (13%)
  • Thursday172 (13%)
  • Friday246 (18%)
  • Saturday236 (17%)
  • Sunday195 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5993 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59237 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59177 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (6.7%)
  • February97 (7.1%)
  • March127 (9.3%)
  • April104 (7.6%)
  • May113 (8.3%)
  • June115 (8.4%)
  • July98 (7.2%)
  • August119 (8.7%)
  • September120 (8.8%)
  • October150 (11%)
  • November148 (11%)
  • December81 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight884 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit301 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting176 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,093 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry829 (61%)
  • Wet or damp417 (31%)
  • Frost or ice86 (6.3%)
  • Snow26 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph799 (59%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph483 (35%)
  • 70 mph41 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,264 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant889 (48%)
  • Pedestrian378 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist342 (19%)
  • Cyclist95 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10113 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15120 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20518 (28%)
  • 21 to 25247 (13%)
  • 26 to 35268 (15%)
  • 36 to 45168 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55142 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4%)
  • Over 7533 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider978 (53%)
  • Passenger484 (26%)
  • Pedestrian378 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,415 (64%)
  • Motorcycle357 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1%)
  • Minibus22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Fife

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fife ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 34th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1981

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1981: 135, including 1 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92135190141
2ndA91083106422
3rdA9075676210
4thA8234149010
5thA914156117
6thA9553943012
7thA915303719
8thA9853051311
9thA911273306
10thA909253319
11thA917233808
12thA914203118
13thB925203628
14thM90163258
15thA916152716
16thB920153117
17thB921132014
18thB931132423
19thB981131413
20thA912111302

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1981

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1981: 163.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1981

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1981: 186.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years