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DD6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in the DD6 postcode district, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 188 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
626
2,353rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
875
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
19 people killed
Serious collisions
188
230 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DD6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious18830%
  • Slight42267%

What the data shows

  • DD6 had 61 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 92 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in DD6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 139 children under 16 were killed or injured in DD6, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in DD6.

Where DD6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,353rd
Most casualties
2,363rd
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,274th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (17%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph200 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph331 (53%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant519 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (15%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DD6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DD6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DD6 peaked at 27 in 1982; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202444
2023710
202256
202156
2020610
2019813
201889
2017917
201657
2015710
20141113
201377
201289
201166
20101119
20091014
20081213
200789
20061213
20051320
20042429
20031419
20022132
20011518
20001625
19991114
19982228
19971112
19961015
19951320
19941021
19931822
19921925
19911417
19901659
19892635
19881427
19871420
19862024
19852533
19841215
19831721
19822737
19812325
19802429
19792434

Map of recent crashes in DD6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DD6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DD6

The 24 most recent collisions in DD6 happened between 20 May 2021 and 17 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DD6

The A92 has the most collisions in DD6, 169 of 626 (27%), followed by the B946 (157).

Collisions in DD6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92169267751
2ndB946157185444
3rdA91470116321
4thB9456391117

Council areas covering DD6

Collisions in DD6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Fife has 620 of 626 (99%).

Collisions in DD6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFife62086916186
2ndDundee City6602

Town in DD6

Of the 626 collisions in DD6, 104 (17%) were in Tayport.