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Fife road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2014, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (421), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 2014
411
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
528
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2014

2.4% of collisions in Fife in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight33181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight43683%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 411, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 411
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.5%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April39 (9.5%)
  • May30 (7.3%)
  • June25 (6.1%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September27 (6.6%)
  • October25 (6.1%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (55%)
  • Wet or damp170 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph171 (42%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph111 (27%)
  • 70 mph41 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout45 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (66%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5586 (16%)
  • 56 to 6560 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (66%)
  • Passenger108 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 120th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2014

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages, Fife, KY8 3JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2014, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2014

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2014: 56, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92567038
2ndA915243331
3rdA921182302
4thB981182711
5thA985142105
6thA91122613
7thA917111403
8thA90991210
9thA91191002
10thA9558902
11thA9147702
12thA8236801
13thA906801
14thB91576803
15thA9075601
16thB9425600
17thA9104501
18thB9224402
19thB9254501
20thB9314700

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2014

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2014: 41.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2014

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2014: 55.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years