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Fife road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2013, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012, and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 2013
421
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
550
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2013

2.6% of collisions in Fife in 2013 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight34081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight45483%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 421, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February32 (7.6%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May31 (7.4%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July38 (9%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September39 (9.3%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November36 (8.6%)
  • December29 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Snow15 (3.6%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (11%)
  • 30 mph162 (38%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (31%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (11%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (65%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5595 (17%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.4%)
  • Over 7533 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (66%)
  • Passenger126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 102nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2013

Dunfermline Central, Fife, KY12 7EF area, Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area and Kirkcaldy North, Fife, KY2 6QW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Fife in 2013, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2013

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2013: 29, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92293517
2ndA915212911
3rdA91182623
4thB981162513
5thA985141912
6thA907132014
7thA823101110
8thA909101503
9thA917101102
10thA921101402
11thA91081102
12thA91181001
13thA9147902
14thM9071503
15thA9556700
16thB91576800
17thB9205602
18thA9124401
19thB9254601
20thB9324500

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2013

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2013: 43.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2013

KY12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2013: 50.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years