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Fife road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 743 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1996, and 1,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (780), and casualties fell from 1,087.

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

Collisions in 1996
743
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,041
Down 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
20
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1996

2.7% of collisions in Fife in 1996 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious18525%
  • Slight53872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious23523%
  • Slight78375%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 743, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 743
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (17%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (5.9%)
  • February62 (8.3%)
  • March67 (9%)
  • April62 (8.3%)
  • May56 (7.5%)
  • June63 (8.5%)
  • July58 (7.8%)
  • August62 (8.3%)
  • September63 (8.5%)
  • October58 (7.8%)
  • November82 (11%)
  • December66 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry451 (61%)
  • Wet or damp232 (31%)
  • Frost or ice35 (4.7%)
  • Snow24 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph406 (55%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph268 (36%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway631 (85%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (60%)
  • Pedestrian179 (17%)
  • Cyclist77 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1064 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1588 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20186 (18%)
  • 21 to 25127 (12%)
  • 26 to 35194 (19%)
  • 36 to 45106 (10%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7556 (5.4%)
  • Over 7548 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (52%)
  • Passenger320 (31%)
  • Pedestrian179 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 103rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1996

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1996: 47, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924786417
2ndA91334307
3rdA921273708
4thB981273208
5thA907263817
6thA909232906
7thA915213523
8thA955193006
9thA914182826
10thA911173824
11thA823161702
12thA985144013
13thA917121905
14thA916111703
15thB9130112105
16thA90101611
17thA910101101
18thA9948813
19thM9081401
20thB91671104

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1996

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1996: 79.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1996

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1996: 110.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1996, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years