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Fife road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2019, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (328), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2019
304
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
415
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
14
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2019

4.6% of collisions in Fife in 2019 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.6%
  • Serious10535%
  • Slight18561%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious12330%
  • Slight27767%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 304, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 304
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.2%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April28 (9.2%)
  • May29 (9.5%)
  • June24 (7.9%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November35 (12%)
  • December20 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (62%)
  • Wet or damp110 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (15%)
  • 30 mph99 (33%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph93 (31%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (59%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7523 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (61%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 135th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2019

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch, Fife, KY7 5TL area, Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 2BJ area and Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3BU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Fife in 2019, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2019

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2019: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92284207
2ndA915153707
3rdA91142316
4thB981141815
5thA911111832
6thA985111824
7thA907101402
8thA9098802
9thA9178813
10thB92081202
11thM9081002
12thA9216704
13thA9556702
14thB92161101
15thA9105703
16thA8234402
17thA9123400
18thB91313401
19thA9132210
20thA9162301

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2019

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2019: 38.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2019

KY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2019: 41.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2019, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years