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Fife road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 752 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1992, and 1,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (820), and casualties fell from 1,127.

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

Collisions in 1992
752
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,029
Down 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
18
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1992

2.4% of collisions in Fife in 1992 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious20327%
  • Slight53171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.3%
  • Serious24424%
  • Slight76174%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 752, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 752
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday120 (16%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (10%)
  • February62 (8.2%)
  • March50 (6.6%)
  • April52 (6.9%)
  • May60 (8%)
  • June58 (7.7%)
  • July55 (7.3%)
  • August70 (9.3%)
  • September44 (5.9%)
  • October73 (9.7%)
  • November79 (11%)
  • December72 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds608 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (57%)
  • Wet or damp270 (36%)
  • Frost or ice42 (5.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph407 (54%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph283 (38%)
  • 70 mph30 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway675 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (58%)
  • Pedestrian216 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (7%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20165 (16%)
  • 21 to 25156 (15%)
  • 26 to 35173 (17%)
  • 36 to 45135 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (49%)
  • Passenger306 (30%)
  • Pedestrian216 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car950 (76%)
  • Motorcycle75 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 101st most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1992

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1992: 43, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924372111
2ndA9213540010
3rdA955284016
4thB981254005
5thA912440210
6thA915222516
7thA907202513
8thA911202105
9thA914204205
10thA823192306
11thA909172414
12thA985152514
13thA917132004
14thA910111503
15thA916111603
16thB920111604
17thB921102513
18thB925101705
19thB9319902
20thM9091611

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1992

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1992: 74.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1992

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1992: 93.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1992, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years