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Fife road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,198 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1983, and 1,565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 392 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,278), and casualties fell from 1,717.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,198
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,565
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
30
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
392
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Fife in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.5%
  • Serious39233%
  • Slight77665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.9%
  • Serious45729%
  • Slight1,07869%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,198, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (12%)
  • Tuesday146 (12%)
  • Wednesday171 (14%)
  • Thursday185 (15%)
  • Friday213 (18%)
  • Saturday192 (16%)
  • Sunday147 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59227 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8.5%)
  • February92 (7.7%)
  • March92 (7.7%)
  • April65 (5.4%)
  • May103 (8.6%)
  • June106 (8.8%)
  • July99 (8.3%)
  • August97 (8.1%)
  • September127 (11%)
  • October108 (9%)
  • November103 (8.6%)
  • December104 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight788 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting126 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds949 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry760 (63%)
  • Wet or damp377 (31%)
  • Frost or ice49 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph756 (63%)
  • 40 mph40 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph366 (31%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,096 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (40%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist317 (20%)
  • Cyclist115 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15136 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20431 (28%)
  • 21 to 25196 (13%)
  • 26 to 35200 (13%)
  • 36 to 45135 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55125 (8%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.2%)
  • Over 7533 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider792 (51%)
  • Passenger411 (26%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (63%)
  • Motorcycle322 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus21 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Fife

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fife ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 45th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1983

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1983: 99, including 3 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9299151339
2ndA9106271220
3rdA9075785217
4thA8234150015
5thA9553952013
6thA91314728
7thA917304429
8thA985264418
9thA909253414
10thA9152332110
11thB920222727
12thA911202307
13thB925193519
14thA914162808
15thA994152209
16thB921151605
17thA988141903
18thB9131132222
19thB980131513
20thM90121608

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1983

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1983: 154.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1983

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1983: 194.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years