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Fife road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2021, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2020 (242), and casualties fell from 342.

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

Collisions in 2021
217
Down 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
293
Down 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Fife in 2021 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious7635%
  • Slight13964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious8429%
  • Slight20771%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 217, down 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 217
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.1%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March17 (7.8%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June25 (12%)
  • July21 (9.7%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (65%)
  • Wet or damp68 (31%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (16%)
  • 30 mph67 (31%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph60 (28%)
  • 70 mph22 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (63%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.2%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (64%)
  • Passenger66 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (73%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 160th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2021

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2021, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2021

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2021: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92263905
2ndA915112306
3rdB981111204
4thA9181005
5thA9217902
6thA98561303
7thM906604
8thA9075702
9thA9095811
10thA9555700
11thB91575501
12thA8234403
13thB9214700
14thB9254603
15thB9424602
16thB9694601
17thA9113600
18thA9173302
19thA9102200
20thA9162201

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2021

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2021: 31.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2021

KY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2021: 32.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2021, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years