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Fife road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2012, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (448), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 2012
421
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
549
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Fife in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9122%
  • Slight32477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious10018%
  • Slight44281%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 421, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 421
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February40 (9.5%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April36 (8.6%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July25 (5.9%)
  • August30 (7.1%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October41 (9.7%)
  • November34 (8.1%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (57%)
  • Wet or damp153 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph165 (39%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph144 (34%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (68%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (62%)
  • Passenger126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 112th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2012

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2012, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2012

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2012: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92334906
2ndA915212702
3rdA921212506
4thB981192313
5thA911172416
6thA91152512
7thA907121702
8thA909121825
9thA914121603
10thA917121305
11thA823101203
12thA98581303
13thA9557801
14thB915771001
15thB92171002
16thA906700
17thA9126600
18thB9425802
19thM905600
20thA9164701

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2012

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2012: 60.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2012

KY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2012: 49.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2012, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years