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Fife road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 740 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2002, and 1,080 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (734), and casualties rose from 1,012.

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

Collisions in 2002
740
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,080
Up 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
26
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2002

3.5% of collisions in Fife in 2002 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.5%
  • Serious18725%
  • Slight52771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal292.7%
  • Serious24923%
  • Slight80274%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 740, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday111 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.6%)
  • February65 (8.8%)
  • March70 (9.5%)
  • April49 (6.6%)
  • May54 (7.3%)
  • June52 (7%)
  • July69 (9.3%)
  • August69 (9.3%)
  • September60 (8.1%)
  • October64 (8.6%)
  • November62 (8.4%)
  • December62 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds560 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (53%)
  • Wet or damp316 (43%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (45%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (3%)
  • 60 mph287 (39%)
  • 70 mph50 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant724 (67%)
  • Pedestrian148 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20191 (18%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35191 (18%)
  • 36 to 45165 (15%)
  • 46 to 55103 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (54%)
  • Passenger347 (32%)
  • Pedestrian148 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,034 (79%)
  • Motorcycle87 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 96th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2002

Cowdenbeath, Fife, KY4 8LS area and Kirkcaldy Central, Fife, KY1 1EX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Fife in 2002, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2002

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2002: 64, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9264104215
2ndA91304319
3rdA914274217
4thB981273407
5thA921263917
6thA915222712
7thA955203908
8thA907193516
9thA917173025
10thM90173105
11thA985152002
12thA909141915
13thB921142404
14thA823121512
15thA90122013
16thA911101404
17thA91091323
18thA91681202
19thB94081200
20thB9698801

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2002

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2002: 73.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2002

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2002: 106.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years