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Fife road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2004, and 1,012 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2003 (719), and casualties rose from 1,000.

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

Collisions in 2004
754
Up 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,012
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
24
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2004

3.2% of collisions in Fife in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.2%
  • Serious15120%
  • Slight57977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303%
  • Serious18418%
  • Slight79879%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 754, up 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 754
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday121 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday110 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.9%)
  • February68 (9%)
  • March69 (9.2%)
  • April47 (6.2%)
  • May55 (7.3%)
  • June57 (7.6%)
  • July46 (6.1%)
  • August76 (10%)
  • September62 (8.2%)
  • October64 (8.5%)
  • November82 (11%)
  • December76 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds584 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (58%)
  • Wet or damp280 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph341 (45%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph317 (42%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (66%)
  • Pedestrian155 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20174 (17%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35172 (17%)
  • 36 to 45176 (17%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (56%)
  • Passenger287 (28%)
  • Pedestrian155 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,001 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fife ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 89th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2004

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2004, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2004

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2004: 53, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925366214
2ndA914566310
3rdA915314009
4thA907273404
5thA917275516
6thA921212603
7thM90192302
8thA823171903
9thA985172924
10thB981172613
11thA911152006
12thA914141602
13thB921131614
14thA90121603
15thA955121713
16thA909112314
17thA91682512
18thB9178802
19thA91271302
20thB91261101

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2004

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2004: 76.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2004

KY12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2004: 90.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2004, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years