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Fife road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,049 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1986, and 1,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1985 (1,170), and casualties fell from 1,606.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,049
Down 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,408
Down 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
26
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Fife in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.5%
  • Serious32131%
  • Slight70267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal292.1%
  • Serious38227%
  • Slight99771%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,049, down 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday146 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (14%)
  • Friday170 (16%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday133 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.9%)
  • February65 (6.2%)
  • March71 (6.8%)
  • April85 (8.1%)
  • May84 (8%)
  • June75 (7.1%)
  • July92 (8.8%)
  • August94 (9%)
  • September89 (8.5%)
  • October113 (11%)
  • November95 (9.1%)
  • December103 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight716 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds819 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (58%)
  • Wet or damp360 (34%)
  • Frost or ice55 (5.2%)
  • Snow21 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph663 (63%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph332 (32%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway962 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.4%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (53%)
  • Pedestrian301 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (14%)
  • Cyclist67 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20348 (25%)
  • 21 to 25210 (15%)
  • 26 to 35202 (14%)
  • 36 to 45155 (11%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6568 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider698 (50%)
  • Passenger409 (29%)
  • Pedestrian301 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,219 (68%)
  • Motorcycle206 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus17 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 69th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1986

The A907 had the most collisions in Fife in 1986: 51, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9075182214
2ndA914978218
3rdA9104654019
4thA92385318
5thA9213354011
6thA955303407
7thA9152945010
8thA823283606
9thA917253127
10thA9092444011
11thA914203225
12thA994192726
13thA9111829110
14thA985152414
15thB920122306
16thB921121304
17thM90122624
18thA988111402
19thB931111203
20thB91691113

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1986

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1986: 113.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1986

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1986: 137.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1986, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years