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Fife road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 820 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1991, and 1,127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (934), and casualties fell from 1,251.

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

Collisions in 1991
820
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,127
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
19
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1991

2.3% of collisions in Fife in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious19724%
  • Slight60474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious22620%
  • Slight88178%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 820, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (12%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday141 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.4%)
  • February59 (7.2%)
  • March80 (9.8%)
  • April77 (9.4%)
  • May55 (6.7%)
  • June53 (6.5%)
  • July72 (8.8%)
  • August58 (7.1%)
  • September93 (11%)
  • October55 (6.7%)
  • November91 (11%)
  • December66 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight571 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (59%)
  • Wet or damp278 (34%)
  • Frost or ice46 (5.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph466 (57%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph266 (32%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway722 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (59%)
  • Pedestrian213 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1080 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20220 (20%)
  • 21 to 25159 (14%)
  • 26 to 35195 (17%)
  • 36 to 45119 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.2%)
  • Over 7537 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (50%)
  • Passenger349 (31%)
  • Pedestrian213 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,047 (75%)
  • Motorcycle85 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 89th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1991

The A91 had the most collisions in Fife in 1991: 45, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA914565012
2ndA92405734
3rdA910395405
4thA921385429
5thA909274404
6thA955273409
7thB981243514
8thA907223212
9thA823213116
10thA914192802
11thA9851931010
12thM90162916
13thA915142101
14thA911111613
15thA917111413
16thA916101101
17thB920101105
18thB921101603
19thB92591330
20thA91271004

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1991

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1991: 84.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1991

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1991: 108.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1991, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years