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Fife road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2005, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (754), and casualties fell from 1,012.

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

Collisions in 2005
701
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
929
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Fife in 2005 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious14320%
  • Slight54778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious17219%
  • Slight74280%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 701, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 701
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.8%)
  • February56 (8%)
  • March55 (7.8%)
  • April47 (6.7%)
  • May71 (10%)
  • June59 (8.4%)
  • July52 (7.4%)
  • August51 (7.3%)
  • September61 (8.7%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December51 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (60%)
  • Wet or damp249 (36%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph322 (46%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (2%)
  • 60 mph275 (39%)
  • 70 mph48 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway561 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant630 (68%)
  • Pedestrian141 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20192 (21%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (15%)
  • 36 to 45140 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (56%)
  • Passenger266 (29%)
  • Pedestrian141 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (79%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 95th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2005

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2005, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2005

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2005: 58, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925885213
2ndA91355218
3rdA915355019
4thA914222903
5thA917223204
6thB981222702
7thA907192705
8thA921173222
9thA911162103
10thA909151803
11thA985142414
12thA916121504
13thB921121802
14thM90111702
15thA9129900
16thA8238801
17thA9081101
18thA9138902
19thA9558900
20thB9208907

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2005

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2005: 57.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2005

KY15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2005: 82.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years