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Fife road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1998, and 1,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (806), and casualties fell from 1,124.

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

Collisions in 1998
731
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,013
Down 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
18
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Fife in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious15121%
  • Slight56277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious19519%
  • Slight79478%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 731, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 731
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (16%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (10%)
  • February50 (6.8%)
  • March41 (5.6%)
  • April56 (7.7%)
  • May65 (8.9%)
  • June59 (8.1%)
  • July53 (7.3%)
  • August70 (9.6%)
  • September64 (8.8%)
  • October70 (9.6%)
  • November60 (8.2%)
  • December67 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (56%)
  • Wet or damp283 (39%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (49%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph292 (40%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant675 (67%)
  • Pedestrian161 (16%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1073 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20162 (16%)
  • 21 to 25101 (10%)
  • 26 to 35174 (17%)
  • 36 to 45142 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (10%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (55%)
  • Passenger299 (30%)
  • Pedestrian161 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,003 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle49 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 102nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1998

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1998: 60, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA926097311
2ndA907344806
3rdA91334516
4thA921294205
5thB981285019
6thA985233113
7thA915193223
8thA823172504
9thA955171714
10thB921162505
11thA911151903
12thA914152202
13thA909132003
14thA917131704
15thB920101402
16thM90101402
17thA91091301
18thB913091402
19thA9082501
20thB92571101

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1998

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1998: 67.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1998

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1998: 106.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1998, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years