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Fife road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,011 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1989, and 1,421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (965), and casualties rose from 1,340.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,011
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,421
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
21
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Fife in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious26526%
  • Slight72572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious31722%
  • Slight1,08276%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,011, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (12%)
  • Wednesday116 (11%)
  • Thursday160 (16%)
  • Friday173 (17%)
  • Saturday162 (16%)
  • Sunday132 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.1%)
  • February87 (8.6%)
  • March88 (8.7%)
  • April62 (6.1%)
  • May79 (7.8%)
  • June100 (9.9%)
  • July78 (7.7%)
  • August86 (8.5%)
  • September88 (8.7%)
  • October86 (8.5%)
  • November88 (8.7%)
  • December97 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight728 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds825 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry621 (61%)
  • Wet or damp348 (34%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph583 (58%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph355 (35%)
  • 70 mph41 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway906 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (7%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant781 (55%)
  • Pedestrian279 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10104 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1581 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20304 (21%)
  • 21 to 25193 (14%)
  • 26 to 35252 (18%)
  • 36 to 45149 (10%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.8%)
  • Over 7545 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (48%)
  • Passenger462 (33%)
  • Pedestrian279 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,243 (72%)
  • Motorcycle139 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 76th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1989

The A921 had the most collisions in Fife in 1989: 53, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9215366211
2ndA925274113
3rdA9074363014
4thA91386408
5thA915325418
6thA823313916
7thA910284506
8thA909253817
9thA914254607
10thA955243217
11thA985212706
12thA917203024
13thB981182405
14thA987164025
15thB921152604
16thA911141814
17thB920131606
18thM90121823
19thA994111403
20thA912101904

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1989

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1989: 115.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1989

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1989: 136.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years