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Fife road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2023, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2022 (233), and casualties rose from 356.

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

Collisions in 2023
261
Up 12% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
388
Up 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
11
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2023

4.2% of collisions in Fife in 2023 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.2%
  • Serious9235%
  • Slight15861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious11630%
  • Slight25967%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 261, up 12% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 261
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (21%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (18%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.8%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March25 (9.6%)
  • April9 (3.4%)
  • May23 (8.8%)
  • June18 (6.9%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August25 (9.6%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November20 (7.7%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (64%)
  • Wet or damp90 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (13%)
  • 30 mph70 (27%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph78 (30%)
  • 70 mph40 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (17%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (69%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (14%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7%)
  • Over 7524 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (63%)
  • Passenger93 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 137th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2023

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2023, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2023

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2023: 38, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92385837
2ndA915142006
3rdB981141626
4thA921121914
5thM90101803
6thA95581103
7thA98571803
8thA9161202
9thA9116812
10thA90751102
11thA9105802
12thB9145902
13thB91575702
14thA9094420
15thB9214401
16thB9254500
17thA8233602
18thA9173402
19thB91303601
20thB9203401

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2023

Kirkcaldy had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2023: 25.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2023

KY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2023: 40.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2023, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years