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Fife road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 965 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1988, and 1,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (972), and casualties rose from 1,319.

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

Collisions in 1988
965
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,340
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
33
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1988

3.4% of collisions in Fife in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333.4%
  • Serious23324%
  • Slight69972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.7%
  • Serious28421%
  • Slight1,02076%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 965, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (13%)
  • Thursday120 (12%)
  • Friday157 (16%)
  • Saturday157 (16%)
  • Sunday133 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.5%)
  • February67 (6.9%)
  • March73 (7.6%)
  • April84 (8.7%)
  • May74 (7.7%)
  • June72 (7.5%)
  • July72 (7.5%)
  • August99 (10%)
  • September89 (9.2%)
  • October103 (11%)
  • November82 (8.5%)
  • December78 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight689 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds780 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (62%)
  • Wet or damp336 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph551 (57%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph338 (35%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant735 (55%)
  • Pedestrian248 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist100 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1095 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15114 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20268 (20%)
  • 21 to 25202 (15%)
  • 26 to 35211 (16%)
  • 36 to 45135 (10%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.9%)
  • Over 7536 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider674 (50%)
  • Passenger418 (31%)
  • Pedestrian248 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,184 (71%)
  • Motorcycle130 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Fife

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fife ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 76th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1988

The A907 had the most collisions in Fife in 1988: 49, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9074965213
2ndA9214457115
3rdA914271114
4thA92406039
5thA910324114
6thA917284319
7thA823273317
8thA915243607
9thA985243507
10thA914234746
11thA909223003
12thB920182314
13thB925162802
14thA955151901
15thM90153415
16thA911141932
17thA987101814
18thB921101701
19thB981101104
20thA91391403

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1988

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1988: 112.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1988

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1988: 143.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years