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Fife road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,170 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1985, and 1,606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 353 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (1,147), and casualties rose from 1,550.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,170
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,606
Up 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
30
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
353
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Fife in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.6%
  • Serious35330%
  • Slight78767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal311.9%
  • Serious42326%
  • Slight1,15272%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,170, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (15%)
  • Tuesday140 (12%)
  • Wednesday156 (13%)
  • Thursday199 (17%)
  • Friday184 (16%)
  • Saturday182 (16%)
  • Sunday138 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (6.8%)
  • February83 (7.1%)
  • March85 (7.3%)
  • April102 (8.7%)
  • May92 (7.9%)
  • June88 (7.5%)
  • July98 (8.4%)
  • August113 (9.7%)
  • September118 (10%)
  • October105 (9%)
  • November94 (8%)
  • December113 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds926 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry689 (59%)
  • Wet or damp392 (34%)
  • Frost or ice53 (4.5%)
  • Snow29 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph700 (60%)
  • 40 mph36 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph399 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,082 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant860 (54%)
  • Pedestrian305 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (14%)
  • Cyclist90 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1097 (6%)
  • 11 to 15118 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20381 (24%)
  • 21 to 25246 (15%)
  • 26 to 35225 (14%)
  • 36 to 45155 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65108 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.7%)
  • Over 7530 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider786 (49%)
  • Passenger515 (32%)
  • Pedestrian305 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,367 (69%)
  • Motorcycle218 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach56 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.2%)
  • Minibus17 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 47th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1985

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1985: 72, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9272106320
2ndA9076997111
3rdA915789414
4thA9105161215
5thA8234267211
6thA955385709
7thA915344907
8thA9112735112
9thA9142752211
10thA921233718
11thA9852338113
12thA917222505
13thA909192813
14thB921121505
15thB931121703
16thM90121926
17thA913111403
18thB946111304
19thB981112402
20thB920101105

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1985

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1985: 127.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1985

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1985: 147.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years