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Fife road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2016, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2015 (428), and casualties rose from 566.

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

Collisions in 2016
452
Up 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
606
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2016

2% of collisions in Fife in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight36681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight50984%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 452, up 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 452
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday59 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.4%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April42 (9.3%)
  • May34 (7.5%)
  • June41 (9.1%)
  • July25 (5.5%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October38 (8.4%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December39 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (63%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph75 (17%)
  • 30 mph136 (30%)
  • 40 mph59 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph111 (25%)
  • 70 mph56 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (65%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5592 (15%)
  • 56 to 6564 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fife ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 92nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2016

Kirkcaldy North, Fife, KY2 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2016, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2016

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2016: 57, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92578314
2ndA915273916
3rdA921223004
4thB981182103
5thA911132101
6thA914132704
7thM90132011
8thA823111102
9thA91102012
10thA985101211
11thB915791713
12thA9081203
13thA90781212
14thA9098913
15thA9178802
16thA9107901
17thB92171503
18thA9166802
19thA9556702
20thB9254500

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2016

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2016: 51.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2016

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2016: 73.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years