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Fife road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2010, and 723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (587), and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 2010
556
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
723
Down 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2010

2.3% of collisions in Fife in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight45582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious11916%
  • Slight59182%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 556, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 556
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.9%)
  • February49 (8.8%)
  • March44 (7.9%)
  • April35 (6.3%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June33 (5.9%)
  • July55 (9.9%)
  • August54 (9.7%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October44 (7.9%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December50 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (57%)
  • Wet or damp152 (27%)
  • Frost or ice52 (9.4%)
  • Snow30 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (7%)
  • 30 mph223 (40%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph194 (35%)
  • 70 mph39 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (11%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (67%)
  • Pedestrian94 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2099 (14%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (18%)
  • 36 to 45122 (17%)
  • 46 to 5594 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (62%)
  • Passenger179 (25%)
  • Pedestrian94 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car758 (80%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 84th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2010

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2010, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2010

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2010: 55, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92558445
2ndA915253404
3rdA91192816
4thA907172012
5thB981151703
6thA914141603
7thA917121303
8thA916111501
9thA921111311
10thA911101312
11thM90101203
12thA82391202
13thA95591101
14thA9081001
15thA9098802
16thA98581213
17thB9167701
18thB9207901
19thB92171000
20thB92271201

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2010

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2010: 71.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2010

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2010: 79.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2010, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years