Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on the B981 in Fife, 13 Nov 2025, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991669451
Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 227 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Kirkcaldy East ward, Fife, from 2001 to 2025, with 288 casualties. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 27 were serious.
In 2025 there were 12 collisions here, up from 8 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 227
- 3,701st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 288
- 1.27 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 6
- 7 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 12
- 8 in 2024
Crash severity at the KY1 3LX hotspot
33 of the 227 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal62.6%
- Serious2712%
- Slight19485%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 7
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 252
- All casualties
- 288
Accidents by year at the KY1 3LX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2006, against an average of 9.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the KY1 3LX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 16 |
| 2022 | 11 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2014 | 13 | 16 |
| 2013 | 12 | 17 |
| 2012 | 13 | 17 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the KY1 3LX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near KY1 3LX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3LX area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the KY1 3LX hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the KY1 3LX hotspot
117 of the 227 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Kirkcaldy.
Accident hotspots near KY1 3LX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3BU area, 1.1 km away, with 98 collisions.
- Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 3BU area1.1 km away, 109 casualties98 collisions
- Kirkcaldy East, Fife, KY1 2BJ area1.9 km away, 222 casualties167 collisions
- Kirkcaldy North, Fife, KY2 6DG area2.8 km away, 177 casualties160 collisions
- Kirkcaldy Central, Fife, KY2 5TD area3.2 km away, 80 casualties72 collisions
- Kirkcaldy Central, Fife, KY1 1EX area3.3 km away, 250 casualties209 collisions
- Kirkcaldy North, Fife, KY2 6QW area4.3 km away, 170 casualties135 collisions
- Kirkcaldy Central, Fife, KY1 1PZ area4.4 km away, 127 casualties97 collisions
- Glenrothes Central and Thornton, Fife, KY7 6GH area4.6 km away, 231 casualties170 collisions
All 227 crashes at the KY1 3LX hotspot
Newest first, from 18 February 2001 to 13 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A92 in Fife, 24 Sep 2025, 12:50
- Peugeot 2008 and Kawasaki ER650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991666990
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A92 in Fife, 23 Sep 2025, 17:53
- Vauxhall Corsa and MG ZS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991649107
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B981 in Fife, 11 Sep 2025, 17:52
- Renault Clio and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991642135
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A921 in Fife, 25 Jun 2025, 07:55
- Ford Kuga and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991640543
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A92 in Fife, 24 Apr 2025, 16:55
- BMW 3 Series and Suzuki Vitara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991581688
- Fatal
BMW 3 Series crash on the B981 in Fife, 22 Apr 2025, 21:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991580823
- Serious
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in Fife, 14 Apr 2025, 21:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991577994
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the B981 in Fife, 21 Mar 2025, 14:00
- Vauxhall Combo and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025991567713
- Serious
Volvo V70 crash on the B981 in Fife, 20 Mar 2025, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991567276
- Slight
Jaguar F-Type crash on the A921 in Fife, 1 Feb 2025, 16:50
- Jaguar F-Type, Skoda Fabia and Mercedes AMG Class
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025991549239
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on the A921 in Fife, 13 Jan 2025, 16:50
- Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991541386
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B981 in Fife, 27 Nov 2024, 21:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991522426
- Serious
Suzuki crash on the A921 in Fife, 7 Nov 2024, 16:15
- Suzuki and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991514037
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A921 in Fife, 26 Sep 2024, 06:35
- Peugeot 208 and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991496961
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on an unclassified road in Fife, 12 Sep 2024, 15:22
- Vauxhall Adam, Volvo V90 and BMW 5 Series
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024991490778
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A915 in Fife, 4 Jun 2024, 08:15
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991453437
- Slight
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the B981 in Fife, 26 May 2024, 10:00
- Volkswagen Crafter and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991457341
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B981 in Fife, 22 May 2024, 15:00
- Ford Transit and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991449661
- Slight
MG 3 crash on the A921 in Fife, 10 Jan 2024, 20:13
- MG 3 and Volvo S40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991397880
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the B981 in Fife, 17 Dec 2023, 16:27
- BMW 3 Series, Seat Arona and Toyota Landcruiser
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991389399
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A92 in Fife, 4 Sep 2023, 15:30
- 2 Ford Fiestas
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991388915
- Serious
Seat Leon crash on the A92 in Fife, 15 Aug 2023, 07:55
- Seat Leon, Toyota Aygo, 2 cars and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023991341890
- Serious
Kia Sportage crash on the A921 in Fife, 17 Jun 2023, 13:23
- Kia Sportage, Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 1 Series
- 3 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2023991319787
- Serious
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Fife, 28 Mar 2023, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991291427
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A92 in Fife, 3 Mar 2023, 15:30
- BMW 3 Series, Seat Ibiza, Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023991282887
- Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on the A921 in Fife, 31 Jan 2023, 11:00
- Suzuki Vitara and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991270482
- Slight
Suzuki Ignis crash on the A92 in Fife, 29 Jan 2023, 09:55
- Suzuki Ignis and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991269989
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the A92 in Fife, 19 Dec 2022, 09:45
- Hyundai i30 and Mercedes GLC Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991255324
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A921 in Fife, 2 Dec 2022, 11:00
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991251413
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A921 in Fife, 7 Nov 2022, 09:25
- Fiat 500 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991239277
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B981 in Fife, 23 Oct 2022, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991233588
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A92 in Fife, 15 Oct 2022, 19:10
- Volkswagen UP and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022991230783
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A92 in Fife, 13 Aug 2022, 17:35
- 2 Vauxhall Corsas
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991208904
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A921 in Fife, 29 Jul 2022, 09:42
- Peugeot 208 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991206477
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B981 in Fife, 31 May 2022, 00:15
- Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991184319
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B981 in Fife, 9 May 2022, 18:25
- Vauxhall Astra, Toyota Aygo and Citroen C4
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022991178254
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B981 in Fife, 30 Apr 2022, 11:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991172419
- Serious
MAN crash on an unclassified road in Fife, 14 Mar 2022, 11:45
- MAN and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022991153544
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on the A921 in Fife, 30 Nov 2021, 11:57
- Citroen Relay, Mini Cooper, Vauxhall Mokka and Vauxhall Zafira
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991117231
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Fife, 19 Nov 2021, 12:45
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991111996
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the B981 in Fife, 9 Oct 2021, 10:40
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Master
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991096613
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A92 in Fife, 24 Sep 2021, 14:20
- BMW 1 Series and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991091609
- Slight
Dacia Logan crash on the A92 in Fife, 25 Aug 2021, 07:00
- Dacia Logan, Nissan X-Trail and Renault Trucks
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991080740
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A92 in Fife, 16 Jul 2021, 10:20
- Mercedes E Class and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991066857
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on an unclassified road in Fife, 25 May 2021, 15:50
- Kia Ceed and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021991049587
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B981 in Fife, 8 May 2021, 16:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991043261
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A921 in Fife, 29 Jan 2021, 18:10
- Mercedes C Class and Ford Grand C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991018219