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Fife road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Fife in 2025, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (268), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 2025
276
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
395
Up 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Fife in 2025

1.1% of collisions in Fife in 2025 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.6% and 26% in Fife from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious12445%
  • Slight14954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious14336%
  • Slight24863%

Fife road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fife, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,407 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 276, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 276
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February30 (11%)
  • March17 (6.2%)
  • April27 (9.8%)
  • May25 (9.1%)
  • June22 (8%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October22 (8%)
  • November18 (6.5%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (70%)
  • Wet or damp78 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (18%)
  • 30 mph67 (24%)
  • 40 mph39 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph82 (30%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fife in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (64%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (12%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.1%)
  • Over 7519 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (63%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (75%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fife in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fife had the 125th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fife in 2025

Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fife in 2025, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Fife with the most crashes in 2025

The A92 had the most collisions in Fife in 2025: 32, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fife, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA923249015
2ndB981162525
3rdM90122304
4thA921101313
5thA95591405
6thA98591205
7thA90781103
8thA8237706
9thA91571103
10thA90961304
11thA916903
12thA9106803
13thA9115703
14thA91641003
15thA9174403
16thB9214701
17thB9424501
18thA9123501
19thA9143302
20thB9253400

Towns in Fife: crashes in 2025

Dunfermline had the most collisions of any town in Fife in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in Fife: crashes in 2025

KY11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fife in 2025: 42.

Latest crashes in Fife in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Fife in 2025, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Fife road accidents in other years