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Fife road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1993, and 1,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (752), and casualties rose from 1,029.

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

Collisions in 1993
763
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,098
Up 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
25
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1993

3.3% of collisions in Fife in 1993 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.3%
  • Serious18725%
  • Slight55172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.4%
  • Serious24022%
  • Slight83276%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 763, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday154 (20%)
  • Saturday99 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.3%)
  • February48 (6.3%)
  • March45 (5.9%)
  • April68 (8.9%)
  • May84 (11%)
  • June57 (7.5%)
  • July60 (7.9%)
  • August70 (9.2%)
  • September70 (9.2%)
  • October71 (9.3%)
  • November61 (8%)
  • December73 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight551 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (60%)
  • Wet or damp251 (33%)
  • Snow26 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph397 (52%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph292 (38%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (61%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1061 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20199 (18%)
  • 21 to 25145 (13%)
  • 26 to 35211 (19%)
  • 36 to 45120 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.5%)
  • Over 7536 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (52%)
  • Passenger337 (31%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car971 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 93rd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1993

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1993: 42, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924267310
2ndA913962113
3rdA9213551413
4thA907335219
5thA985324736
6thA915283914
7thA823233008
8thB981213317
9thA910192605
10thA914172703
11thB9157162614
12thA911152613
13thA917152714
14thA955131404
15thA90991901
16thB94691105
17thM9091212
18thB9218903
19thB93981301
20thA9071002

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1993

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1993: 82.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1993

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1993: 123.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1993, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years