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Fife road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 734 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2001, and 1,012 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (784), and casualties fell from 1,076.

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

Collisions in 2001
734
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,012
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
19
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2001

2.6% of collisions in Fife in 2001 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.6%
  • Serious17824%
  • Slight53773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious21121%
  • Slight78077%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 734, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 734
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (16%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.5%)
  • February58 (7.9%)
  • March49 (6.7%)
  • April55 (7.5%)
  • May57 (7.8%)
  • June63 (8.6%)
  • July68 (9.3%)
  • August75 (10%)
  • September50 (6.8%)
  • October63 (8.6%)
  • November86 (12%)
  • December62 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (60%)
  • Wet or damp246 (34%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph396 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph250 (34%)
  • 70 mph44 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant618 (61%)
  • Pedestrian174 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (15%)
  • 21 to 25112 (11%)
  • 26 to 35205 (20%)
  • 36 to 45160 (16%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.3%)
  • Over 7536 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (54%)
  • Passenger291 (29%)
  • Pedestrian174 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (78%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Fife

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fife ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 101st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2001

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2001, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2001

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2001: 51, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925177312
2ndA907243705
3rdB981233105
4thA921223716
5thA915213114
6thA914203116
7thA91192831
8thA985152003
9thM90142012
10thA823121500
11thB921121902
12thA911111606
13thA90101403
14thA917101412
15thA91091001
16thB94293104
17thA95581101
18thB92581001
19thA90971221
20thB913171505

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2001

Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2001, with 75 each.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2001

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2001: 109.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2001, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years