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Fife road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2017, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2016 (452), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 2017
316
Down 30% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
427
Down 30% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2017

1.6% of collisions in Fife in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight23976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8319%
  • Slight33979%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 316, down 30% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 316
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March30 (9.5%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June22 (7%)
  • July31 (9.8%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September30 (9.5%)
  • October20 (6.3%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (68%)
  • Wet or damp89 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (16%)
  • 30 mph103 (33%)
  • 40 mph40 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (27%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (65%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2057 (13%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.9%)
  • Over 7521 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (61%)
  • Passenger104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 142nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2017

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2017, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2017

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2017: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92364906
2ndA921151903
3rdA915111500
4thA909101404
5thA955101704
6thB981101101
7thA9191713
8thA82381200
9thA91781213
10thA9077902
11thB9256701
12thM906903
13thA9115701
14thA9145711
15thB91451000
16thB91575602
17thB9134500
18thB9214400
19thB94641002
20thB9694603

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2017

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2017: 31.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2017

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2017: 35.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years