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Fife road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 972 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1987, and 1,319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,049), and casualties fell from 1,408.

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

Collisions in 1987
972
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,319
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
33
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1987

3.4% of collisions in Fife in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333.4%
  • Serious24525%
  • Slight69471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.6%
  • Serious30923%
  • Slight97674%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 972, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday178 (18%)
  • Saturday154 (16%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.8%)
  • February68 (7%)
  • March63 (6.5%)
  • April76 (7.8%)
  • May81 (8.3%)
  • June86 (8.8%)
  • July81 (8.3%)
  • August100 (10%)
  • September92 (9.5%)
  • October100 (10%)
  • November69 (7.1%)
  • December80 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds814 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (63%)
  • Wet or damp310 (32%)
  • Frost or ice40 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph574 (59%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph331 (34%)
  • 70 mph34 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway877 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (6%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (51%)
  • Pedestrian283 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (13%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1077 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1584 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20296 (22%)
  • 21 to 25190 (14%)
  • 26 to 35205 (16%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider670 (51%)
  • Passenger366 (28%)
  • Pedestrian283 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,143 (69%)
  • Motorcycle173 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 70th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1987

The A91 had the most collisions in Fife in 1987: 49, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA914978212
2ndA907486428
3rdA9214055112
4thA9103441011
5thA92345129
6thA955324027
7thA915284515
8thA823272828
9thA914233707
10thA911203115
11thA917202716
12thA985203025
13thA909192816
14thA913151805
15thB921152204
16thB920132923
17thM90132012
18thB92591203
19thA98881203
20thB91308803

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1987

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1987: 97.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1987

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1987: 130.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1987, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years