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Fife road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2022, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (217), and casualties rose from 293.

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

Collisions in 2022
233
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
356
Up 22% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2022

3.4% of collisions in Fife in 2022 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious7833%
  • Slight14763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious9527%
  • Slight25371%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 233, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 233
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.3%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March12 (5.2%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May15 (6.4%)
  • June19 (8.2%)
  • July16 (6.9%)
  • August35 (15%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October30 (13%)
  • November14 (6%)
  • December29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (62%)
  • Wet or damp79 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (11%)
  • 30 mph67 (29%)
  • 40 mph33 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph74 (32%)
  • 70 mph27 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (72%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (9%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (16%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (66%)
  • Passenger81 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (77%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 159th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2022

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2022, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2022

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2022: 25, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92254316
2ndA91123215
3rdB981112103
4thA90991703
5thA9859914
6thM9091503
7thA9118803
8thA91571402
9thA9217702
10thA9076701
11thA91461212
12thA9164501
13thA9174610
14thA8233501
15thA9103500
16thB91313501
17thB9143311
18thB91573401
19thB9213301
20thA9122201

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2022

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2022: 27.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2022

KY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2022: 34.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years