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Fife road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 806 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1997, and 1,124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (743), and casualties rose from 1,041.

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

Collisions in 1997
806
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,124
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
21
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1997

2.6% of collisions in Fife in 1997 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious19224%
  • Slight59374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.1%
  • Serious24622%
  • Slight85476%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 806, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (17%)
  • Thursday109 (14%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.1%)
  • February75 (9.3%)
  • March68 (8.4%)
  • April58 (7.2%)
  • May77 (9.6%)
  • June69 (8.6%)
  • July58 (7.2%)
  • August60 (7.4%)
  • September65 (8.1%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November75 (9.3%)
  • December63 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds641 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry454 (56%)
  • Wet or damp326 (40%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph403 (50%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph320 (40%)
  • 70 mph44 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant750 (67%)
  • Pedestrian192 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (6%)
  • 16 to 20180 (16%)
  • 21 to 25121 (11%)
  • 26 to 35229 (20%)
  • 36 to 45161 (14%)
  • 46 to 55116 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.4%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (55%)
  • Passenger311 (28%)
  • Pedestrian192 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,178 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle52 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 94th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1997

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1997: 58, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9258102317
2ndA9213545010
3rdB981314819
4thA907283609
5thA91284227
6thA915253016
7thA911193101
8thA914192721
9thA985192524
10thA955182706
11thA917152106
12thA823131703
13thA910131702
14thB921131702
15thA913121604
16thB9130122412
17thM90111304
18thA909101404
19thB925101311
20thB942101903

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1997

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1997: 75.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1997

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1997: 119.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1997, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years