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Fife road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 719 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2003, and 1,000 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (740), and casualties fell from 1,080.

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

Collisions in 2003
719
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,000
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2003

2.4% of collisions in Fife in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious14720%
  • Slight55577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious18218%
  • Slight80080%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 719, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 719
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (11%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.3%)
  • February63 (8.8%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April58 (8.1%)
  • May49 (6.8%)
  • June52 (7.2%)
  • July78 (11%)
  • August61 (8.5%)
  • September61 (8.5%)
  • October64 (8.9%)
  • November67 (9.3%)
  • December50 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (63%)
  • Wet or damp226 (31%)
  • Frost or ice34 (4.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph315 (44%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph291 (40%)
  • 70 mph51 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (13%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (64%)
  • Pedestrian139 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1059 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (15%)
  • 21 to 25108 (11%)
  • 26 to 35166 (17%)
  • 36 to 45172 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (59%)
  • Passenger276 (28%)
  • Pedestrian139 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car974 (78%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 94th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2003

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2003, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2003

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2003: 56, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925696211
2ndA913240110
3rdA907263623
4thB981223513
5thA914213114
6thA915192214
7thA921192104
8thA823162102
9thA911152001
10thA917151803
11thA985131703
12thA90121801
13thA955121806
14thM90111702
15thA916101402
16thB921101631
17thA90991604
18thB915791811
19thB92581202
20thA9106600

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2003

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2003: 67.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2003

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2003: 92.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years