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Fife road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 934 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1990, and 1,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (1,011), and casualties fell from 1,421.

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

Collisions in 1990
934
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,251
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
26
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1990

2.8% of collisions in Fife in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.8%
  • Serious24126%
  • Slight66771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.1%
  • Serious28122%
  • Slight94475%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 934, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (14%)
  • Friday157 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday106 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.7%)
  • February72 (7.7%)
  • March76 (8.1%)
  • April83 (8.9%)
  • May74 (7.9%)
  • June75 (8%)
  • July68 (7.3%)
  • August80 (8.6%)
  • September84 (9%)
  • October80 (8.6%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December86 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight657 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (61%)
  • Wet or damp321 (34%)
  • Frost or ice31 (3.3%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph526 (56%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph317 (34%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway827 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (53%)
  • Pedestrian273 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1098 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20246 (20%)
  • 21 to 25172 (14%)
  • 26 to 35200 (16%)
  • 36 to 45128 (10%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (48%)
  • Passenger374 (30%)
  • Pedestrian273 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (72%)
  • Motorcycle126 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.6%)
  • Minibus20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 83rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1990

The A921 had the most collisions in Fife in 1990: 52, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9215258212
2ndA924389115
3rdA907415117
4thA913962112
5thA910334119
6thA915253416
7thA917253513
8thA955243224
9thA823222916
10thA909213202
11thA985212516
12thB921162517
13thA914152725
14thM90141703
15thA911131312
16thB931131314
17thB981131704
18thB920121407
19thA916111414
20thB939101504

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1990

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1990: 100.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1990

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1990: 134.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1990, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years