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KY2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
2,380
1,574th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,301
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
67 people killed
Serious collisions
634
790 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Up 42% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KY2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal602.5%
  • Serious63427%
  • Slight1,68671%

What the data shows

  • KY2 had 205 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 366 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in KY2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 586 children under 16 were killed or injured in KY2, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in KY2.

Where KY2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,574th
Most casualties
1,555th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
1,108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday358 (15%)
  • Tuesday356 (15%)
  • Wednesday341 (14%)
  • Thursday363 (15%)
  • Friday394 (17%)
  • Saturday324 (14%)
  • Sunday244 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,678 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit438 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting227 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,113 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout112 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph85 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph1,209 (51%)
  • 40 mph261 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph722 (30%)
  • 70 mph86 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,888 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds320 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,896 (57%)
  • Pedestrian568 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist374 (11%)
  • Cyclist165 (5%)
  • Van occupant97 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KY2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KY2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KY2 peaked at 126 in 1979; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251934
20242224
20232129
20221729
20211818
20201821
20191517
20182333
20171620
20163649
20153646
20143744
20133645
20122836
20112734
20103648
20093854
20083747
20074455
20064754
20054153
20043948
20035170
20024761
20016273
20004664
19994781
19984866
19974261
19964255
19955978
19943547
19934561
19924165
19915680
19905665
198970106
198878106
19876999
198677117
198586113
198498148
1983108144
1982111151
1981115150
1980114155
1979126247

Map of recent crashes in KY2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KY2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KY2

The 24 most recent collisions in KY2 happened between 24 October 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KY2

The A910 has the most collisions in KY2, 359 of 2,380 (15%), followed by the B925 (209).

Collisions in KY2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9103595251093
2ndB9252093571063
3rdA907156287643
4thB9157126223741
5thB981118157524
6thA9299145122
7thB92291141423
8thA988131602
9thB9215800
10thA9093701

Council area for KY2

KY2 is in Fife, where police recorded 33,127 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KY2 accounts for 7.2% of them.

Town in KY2

Of the 2,380 collisions in KY2, 1,278 (54%) were in Kirkcaldy.