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Fife road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 710 road traffic collisions in Fife in 1999, and 1,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (731), and casualties fell from 1,013.

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

Collisions in 1999
710
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,011
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 1999

2% of collisions in Fife in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious15822%
  • Slight53876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious17517%
  • Slight82181%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 710, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday136 (19%)
  • Saturday109 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.3%)
  • February43 (6.1%)
  • March66 (9.3%)
  • April59 (8.3%)
  • May60 (8.5%)
  • June55 (7.7%)
  • July69 (9.7%)
  • August49 (6.9%)
  • September55 (7.7%)
  • October54 (7.6%)
  • November74 (10%)
  • December67 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (59%)
  • Wet or damp257 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph360 (51%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph282 (40%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway609 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.1%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant615 (61%)
  • Pedestrian172 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7%)
  • 16 to 20191 (19%)
  • 21 to 25104 (10%)
  • 26 to 35177 (18%)
  • 36 to 45153 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (51%)
  • Passenger325 (32%)
  • Pedestrian172 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car933 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5%)
  • Motorcycle59 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 104th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 1999

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 1999: 34, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92345114
2ndA91303527
3rdA915284715
4thA921253813
5thB981212716
6thA909202813
7thA823192808
8thA985182812
9thA907172101
10thA911152126
11thA914142207
12thB921141602
13thA917121400
14thB9157101703
15thB920101202
16thB925105903
17thM90101302
18thA91691104
19thB913091500
20thA9082001

Towns in Fife: crashes in 1999

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 1999: 70.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 1999

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 1999: 98.

Latest crashes in Fife in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 1999, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years