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Fife road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2009, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2008 (575), and casualties rose from 731.

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

Collisions in 2009
587
Up 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
765
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2009

1% of collisions in Fife in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10017%
  • Slight48182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious11415%
  • Slight64584%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 587, up 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 587
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.2%)
  • February37 (6.3%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April47 (8%)
  • May63 (11%)
  • June57 (9.7%)
  • July48 (8.2%)
  • August44 (7.5%)
  • September45 (7.7%)
  • October46 (7.8%)
  • November53 (9%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (61%)
  • Wet or damp185 (32%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.9%)
  • Snow11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (7%)
  • 30 mph247 (42%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph191 (33%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (12%)
  • Roundabout41 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (67%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (15%)
  • 36 to 45137 (18%)
  • 46 to 55103 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (61%)
  • Passenger202 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 92nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2009

Kirkcaldy Central, Fife, KY1 1EX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2009, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2009

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2009: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92436206
2ndA915192803
3rdA91172216
4thA914172505
5thA917172021
6thA907152404
7thA823141603
8thA90141702
9thA909131702
10thA911121701
11thA916111302
12thA921111401
13thB981101403
14thA98591002
15thB92191412
16thM9091401
17thA95581402
18thB92571302
19thB9395900
20thA9104500

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2009

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2009: 53.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2009

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2009: 81.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years