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KY12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,350 road traffic collisions in the KY12 postcode district, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 847 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,350
1,166th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,565
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
102 people killed
Serious collisions
847
1,034 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KY12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal882.6%
  • Serious84725%
  • Slight2,41572%

What the data shows

  • KY12 had 259 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 491 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in KY12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 666 children under 16 were killed or injured in KY12, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in KY12.

Where KY12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,166th
Most casualties
1,135th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
635th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday440 (13%)
  • Tuesday435 (13%)
  • Wednesday459 (14%)
  • Thursday481 (14%)
  • Friday562 (17%)
  • Saturday516 (15%)
  • Sunday457 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,305 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit609 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting392 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,911 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway267 (8%)
  • Roundabout90 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph62 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph2,014 (60%)
  • 40 mph78 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,108 (33%)
  • 70 mph77 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,658 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds423 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.4%)
  • Other49 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,557 (56%)
  • Pedestrian897 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist450 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist188 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant178 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant175 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KY12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KY12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KY12 peaked at 164 in 1979; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20243341
20232037
20221923
20211419
20202529
20192740
20182837
20173348
20163543
20153843
20143038
20135067
20124054
20114857
20105268
20095479
20085780
20074855
200674113
20056691
200491119
200381114
200269106
200173100
200085109
19997195
19986688
199792128
199681106
19956998
199499136
199376104
199274102
19916697
199097136
1989104127
198886115
198796122
1986119162
1985125174
1984125175
1983111137
1982124161
1981146205
1980144217
1979164239

Map of recent crashes in KY12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KY12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KY12

The 24 most recent collisions in KY12 happened between 11 January and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KY12

The A907 has the most collisions in KY12, 647 of 3,350 (19%), followed by the A823 (373).

Collisions in KY12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90764789614153
2ndA823373524788
3rdA9852514002276
4thA994225308970
5thB912104158230
6thB91498141328
7thB903792132129
8thB91382125428
9thM9074134523
10thA906313907
11thA9763142011
12thB9152541010
13thB9156192303
14thA9448905
15thB90365701

Council areas covering KY12

Collisions in KY12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Fife has 3,345 of 3,350 (99.9%).

Collisions in KY12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFife3,3454,56087846
2ndClackmannanshire3310

Towns in KY12

Collisions in KY12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Dunfermline (1,550) and Oakley and Comrie (102).