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Fife road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2006, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (701), and casualties fell from 929.

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

Collisions in 2006
675
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
905
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2006

2.5% of collisions in Fife in 2006 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious16224%
  • Slight49673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious18921%
  • Slight69777%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 675, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 675
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday129 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.3%)
  • February62 (9.2%)
  • March56 (8.3%)
  • April42 (6.2%)
  • May59 (8.7%)
  • June58 (8.6%)
  • July50 (7.4%)
  • August56 (8.3%)
  • September65 (9.6%)
  • October56 (8.3%)
  • November62 (9.2%)
  • December46 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (58%)
  • Wet or damp269 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph299 (44%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph253 (37%)
  • 70 mph43 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (12%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (65%)
  • Pedestrian124 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20171 (19%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35140 (15%)
  • 36 to 45156 (17%)
  • 46 to 55115 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (58%)
  • Passenger253 (28%)
  • Pedestrian124 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (77%)
  • Motorcycle80 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 88th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2006

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2006, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2006

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2006: 55, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92557528
2ndB981253106
3rdA91243806
4thA921243203
5thA9852432110
6thA915224225
7thA907202305
8thA917162803
9thB920142100
10thA823131904
11thA914131622
12thA909121622
13thA911111203
14thA90101603
15thB9399902
16thM9091203
17thA9558901
18thB91481304
19thA9137811
20thA9126912

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2006

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2006: 60.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2006

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2006: 85.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years