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Fife road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2000, and 1,076 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1999 (710), and casualties rose from 1,011.

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

Collisions in 2000
784
Up 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,076
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Fife in 2000 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious19525%
  • Slight57874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious23722%
  • Slight82777%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 784, up 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 784
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday135 (17%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.4%)
  • February73 (9.3%)
  • March47 (6%)
  • April52 (6.6%)
  • May61 (7.8%)
  • June58 (7.4%)
  • July63 (8%)
  • August73 (9.3%)
  • September68 (8.7%)
  • October76 (9.7%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December64 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds627 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (55%)
  • Wet or damp292 (37%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.2%)
  • Snow12 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph386 (49%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph291 (37%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway645 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (12%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (64%)
  • Pedestrian181 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist45 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (17%)
  • 21 to 25109 (10%)
  • 26 to 35207 (19%)
  • 36 to 45148 (14%)
  • 46 to 55123 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.6%)
  • Over 7539 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (56%)
  • Passenger289 (27%)
  • Pedestrian181 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,057 (76%)
  • Motorcycle79 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 96th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2000

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2000: 66, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9266117214
2ndA91274317
3rdA907253516
4thA915232507
5thB981212404
6thA985192526
7thA921182815
8thM90183400
9thA823172003
10thA909152402
11thA917151703
12thA90142201
13thA914141903
14thA911122104
15thA955111204
16thB921111204
17thA913101402
18thA91091102
19thA91291001
20thB92091501

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2000

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2000: 79.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2000

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2000: 118.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years