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Fife road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2015, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (411), and casualties rose from 528.

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

Collisions in 2015
428
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
566
Up 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2015

2.8% of collisions in Fife in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight48285%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 428, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 428
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.5%)
  • February37 (8.6%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July34 (7.9%)
  • August28 (6.5%)
  • September57 (13%)
  • October28 (6.5%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (57%)
  • Wet or damp165 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (13%)
  • 30 mph158 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph127 (30%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (66%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9%)
  • 26 to 35110 (19%)
  • 36 to 4595 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.8%)
  • Over 7529 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (64%)
  • Passenger129 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (79%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 103rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2015

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2015, with 12 collisions.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2015

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2015: 44, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92445834
2ndA921212806
3rdA985202721
4thA915192904
5thB981172102
6thA909131901
7thA91101312
8thA917101501
9thA955101711
10thA91091100
11thA91491111
12thA8238902
13thA90781113
14thB915781103
15thA91171401
16thA9061000
17thA9166800
18thB9365710
19thM905600
20thA9134611

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2015

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2015: 48.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2015

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2015: 59.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years