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Fife road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 607 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2007, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (675), and casualties fell from 905.

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

Collisions in 2007
607
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
781
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Fife in 2007 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious12020%
  • Slight47779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious13718%
  • Slight63081%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 607, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 607
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday83 (14%)
  • Saturday101 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.9%)
  • February52 (8.6%)
  • March52 (8.6%)
  • April50 (8.2%)
  • May51 (8.4%)
  • June48 (7.9%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August53 (8.7%)
  • September45 (7.4%)
  • October45 (7.4%)
  • November54 (8.9%)
  • December56 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (64%)
  • Wet or damp192 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph282 (46%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (32%)
  • 70 mph49 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (63%)
  • Pedestrian125 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (18%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (15%)
  • 36 to 45123 (16%)
  • 46 to 5585 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (60%)
  • Passenger189 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car842 (78%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 97th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2007

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, Fife, KY8 3JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2007, with 14 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2007

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2007: 49, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92496617
2ndB981273126
3rdA91253314
4thA921223505
5thA914213205
6thA907192005
7thA911192504
8thA917161803
9thA909141601
10thA90132001
11thM90111502
12thA915102011
13thA916101301
14thA82391302
15thB92571010
16thA9856703
17thB91576701
18thB9206703
19thB9236900
20thA9945602

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2007

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2007: 57.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2007

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2007: 73.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years