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Fife road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,147 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1984, and 1,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 373 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (1,198), and casualties fell from 1,565.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,147
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,550
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
34
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
373
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1984

3% of collisions in Fife in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal343%
  • Serious37333%
  • Slight74065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal402.6%
  • Serious45729%
  • Slight1,05368%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,147, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday171 (15%)
  • Sunday157 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (5.5%)
  • February73 (6.4%)
  • March86 (7.5%)
  • April84 (7.3%)
  • May102 (8.9%)
  • June107 (9.3%)
  • July110 (9.6%)
  • August103 (9%)
  • September100 (8.7%)
  • October96 (8.4%)
  • November107 (9.3%)
  • December116 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight778 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry695 (61%)
  • Wet or damp391 (34%)
  • Frost or ice39 (3.4%)
  • Snow20 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph705 (61%)
  • 40 mph47 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph365 (32%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,067 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant742 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (19%)
  • Pedestrian296 (19%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1088 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15128 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20377 (24%)
  • 21 to 25252 (16%)
  • 26 to 35214 (14%)
  • 36 to 45145 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.6%)
  • Over 7531 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider797 (51%)
  • Passenger457 (29%)
  • Pedestrian296 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,293 (65%)
  • Motorcycle283 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 56th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1984

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1984: 88, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9288125235
2ndA91081108720
3rdA9075991217
4thA915472016
5thA823344638
6thA9552839011
7thA917263708
8thA909253904
9thA9142435112
10thA9112336110
11thA915202307
12thA988192914
13thB925184026
14thA985133133
15thA994111624
16thB931111706
17thM90112145
18thB917101003
19thB939101104
20thB92081104

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1984

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1984: 134.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1984

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1984: 147.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years