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Fife road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,278 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1982, and 1,717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 403 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1981 (1,363), and casualties fell from 1,840.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,278
Down 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,717
Down 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
40
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
403
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1982

3.1% of collisions in Fife in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal403.1%
  • Serious40332%
  • Slight83565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal422.4%
  • Serious48728%
  • Slight1,18869%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,278, down 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (15%)
  • Tuesday150 (12%)
  • Wednesday149 (12%)
  • Thursday191 (15%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday224 (18%)
  • Sunday158 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59324 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (6.3%)
  • February103 (8.1%)
  • March100 (7.8%)
  • April110 (8.6%)
  • May85 (6.7%)
  • June89 (7%)
  • July102 (8%)
  • August131 (10%)
  • September116 (9.1%)
  • October106 (8.3%)
  • November127 (9.9%)
  • December129 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight838 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,027 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry711 (56%)
  • Wet or damp468 (37%)
  • Frost or ice82 (6.4%)
  • Snow15 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph750 (59%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph445 (35%)
  • 70 mph38 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,185 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant805 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist356 (21%)
  • Pedestrian332 (19%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1096 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15136 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20468 (27%)
  • 21 to 25221 (13%)
  • 26 to 35256 (15%)
  • 36 to 45160 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55123 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65108 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.6%)
  • Over 7540 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider907 (53%)
  • Passenger478 (28%)
  • Pedestrian332 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,366 (64%)
  • Motorcycle342 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach81 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 45th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1982

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1982: 136, including 4 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92136184442
2ndA91081100422
3rdA9076384019
4thA914569017
5thA9153761414
6thA9553755314
7thA823313608
8thA9853153211
9thA909293708
10thA911223815
11thA9172225010
12thA994172405
13thM90162207
14thB921152207
15thA914132323
16thA987111712
17thB920111812
18thB931111502
19thB916101123
20thB917101203

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1982

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1982: 160.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1982

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1982: 186.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years