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Fife road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2018, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2017 (316), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 2018
328
Up 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
431
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2018

2.7% of collisions in Fife in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight23973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32475%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 328, up 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 328
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (13%)
  • February30 (9.1%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May14 (4.3%)
  • June26 (7.9%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August25 (7.6%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (59%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)
  • Snow9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (15%)
  • 30 mph115 (35%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4%)
  • 60 mph91 (28%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (66%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (16%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6%)
  • Over 7525 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (62%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 130th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2018

St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2018, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2018

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2018: 23, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA922332010
2ndB981213617
3rdA91162205
4thA915151821
5thM90122201
6thA921101212
7thA985101803
8thA91191423
9thA9078902
10thA91481212
11thA8236602
12thB9396702
13thA9105602
14thA9165501
15thA9555500
16thB915751203
17thB9255610
18thA9094501
19thA9194501
20thA9173303

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2018

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2018: 44.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2018

KY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2018: 52.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2018, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years