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Fife road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2011, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2010 (556), and casualties fell from 723.

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

Collisions in 2011
448
Down 19% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
597
Down 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2011

2.5% of collisions in Fife in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight35780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight49483%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 448, down 19% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 448
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (19%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.9%)
  • February39 (8.7%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May37 (8.3%)
  • June41 (9.2%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August37 (8.3%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November26 (5.8%)
  • December43 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (60%)
  • Wet or damp147 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph183 (41%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph148 (33%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (65%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (59%)
  • Passenger159 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 107th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2011

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2011, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2011

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2011: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92445805
2ndA915233303
3rdB981172405
4thA91142116
5thA921133012
6thA907121602
7thA911111512
8thA917101502
9thA82391402
10thA90991401
11thB9148800
12thB9218914
13thA9147802
14thA9557903
15thA906801
16thB92061011
17thB9256911
18thA9105701
19thB91305500
20thB9465500

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2011

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2011: 55.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2011

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2011: 63.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years