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Fife road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1995, and 1,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (778), and casualties rose from 1,073.

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

Collisions in 1995
780
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,087
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1995

2.1% of collisions in Fife in 1995 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious22128%
  • Slight54370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious28927%
  • Slight78172%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 780, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday146 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.1%)
  • February57 (7.3%)
  • March61 (7.8%)
  • April62 (7.9%)
  • May44 (5.6%)
  • June76 (9.7%)
  • July66 (8.5%)
  • August68 (8.7%)
  • September69 (8.8%)
  • October64 (8.2%)
  • November70 (9%)
  • December72 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (61%)
  • Wet or damp274 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph420 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph306 (39%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway667 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout48 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant657 (60%)
  • Pedestrian207 (19%)
  • Cyclist70 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (4%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1599 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20176 (16%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35185 (17%)
  • 36 to 45118 (11%)
  • 46 to 5589 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.3%)
  • Over 7540 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (51%)
  • Passenger325 (30%)
  • Pedestrian207 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 94th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1995

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1995: 43, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924382312
2ndA907344536
3rdA9213245012
4thA915274708
5thA912438210
6thA910243305
7thA914234009
8thA955233507
9thA909192605
10thA985192205
11thB981193205
12thA917151909
13thB925142404
14thB921132904
15thA823121912
16thA911111823
17thA90101302
18thB9157101613
19thB91308901
20thB9208904

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1995

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1995: 69.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1995

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1995: 101.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1995, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years