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Fife road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2008, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (607), and casualties fell from 781.

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

Collisions in 2008
575
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
731
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2008

2.3% of collisions in Fife in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious9517%
  • Slight46781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight60382%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 575, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 575
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.1%)
  • February54 (9.4%)
  • March54 (9.4%)
  • April36 (6.3%)
  • May52 (9%)
  • June43 (7.5%)
  • July39 (6.8%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October49 (8.5%)
  • November57 (9.9%)
  • December40 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (57%)
  • Wet or damp217 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3%)
  • 30 mph238 (41%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph222 (39%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (68%)
  • Pedestrian95 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9%)
  • Cyclist29 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (20%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (61%)
  • Passenger187 (26%)
  • Pedestrian95 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (78%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 97th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2008

Glenrothes Central and Thornton, Fife, KY7 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2008, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2008

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2008: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92364717
2ndA915283806
3rdA91264034
4thA907182103
5thA909182111
6thA921181905
7thA985142101
8thA917131814
9thA914121712
10thM90121600
11thA823111202
12thA911111203
13thB981111502
14thA9081011
15thA95581001
16thB9218804
17thB91316902
18thB915761202
19thB9225702
20thB9365510

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2008

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2008: 50.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2008

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2008: 76.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years