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KY7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,191 road traffic collisions in the KY7 postcode district, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 513 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,191
1,655th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,939
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
53 people killed
Serious collisions
513
597 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KY7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal512.3%
  • Serious51323%
  • Slight1,62774%

What the data shows

  • KY7 had 214 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 387 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in KY7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 508 children under 16 were killed or injured in KY7, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in KY7.

Where KY7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,655th
Most casualties
1,678th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday320 (15%)
  • Tuesday307 (14%)
  • Wednesday296 (14%)
  • Thursday322 (15%)
  • Friday368 (17%)
  • Saturday324 (15%)
  • Sunday254 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,571 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit405 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting201 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,615 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway324 (15%)
  • Roundabout238 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph1,007 (46%)
  • 40 mph108 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph73 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph672 (31%)
  • 70 mph270 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,769 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds275 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,705 (58%)
  • Pedestrian456 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist367 (12%)
  • Cyclist206 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant59 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KY7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KY7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KY7 peaked at 89 in 1981; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251319
20241623
20231926
20222225
20212130
20201426
20192736
20181724
20172633
20163952
20153148
20143034
20133746
20123546
20113244
20104150
20093948
20085055
20074660
20064655
20055168
20043441
20035279
20025477
20014560
20005068
19995468
19985376
199767103
19964772
19955582
19944663
19935087
19925673
19914246
19906582
19895173
19886378
19876480
19866684
19857389
19845976
198375102
198273105
198189113
198081105
197975109

Map of recent crashes in KY7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KY7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KY7

The 24 most recent collisions in KY7 happened between 26 February 2024 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KY7

The A92 has the most collisions in KY7, 476 of 2,191 (22%), followed by the A911 (325).

Collisions in KY7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924767181694
2ndA9113254841681
3rdB9130108153224
4thB92193112029
5thB96975100024

Council area for KY7

KY7 is in Fife, where police recorded 33,127 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KY7 accounts for 6.6% of them.

Towns in KY7

Collisions in KY7 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Glenrothes (1,025) and Markinch (113).