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KY8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,177 road traffic collisions in the KY8 postcode district, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 803 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,177
1,232nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,121
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
74 people killed
Serious collisions
803
920 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KY8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal692.2%
  • Serious80325%
  • Slight2,30573%

What the data shows

  • KY8 had 283 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 546 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in KY8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 833 children under 16 were killed or injured in KY8, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in KY8.

Where KY8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,232nd
Most casualties
1,273rd
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
731st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday449 (14%)
  • Tuesday439 (14%)
  • Wednesday423 (13%)
  • Thursday472 (15%)
  • Friday529 (17%)
  • Saturday499 (16%)
  • Sunday366 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,177 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit728 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting237 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,947 (93%)
  • Roundabout107 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph143 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph2,230 (70%)
  • 40 mph63 (2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph728 (23%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,558 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds401 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,128 (52%)
  • Pedestrian954 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist488 (12%)
  • Cyclist262 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant97 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KY8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KY8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KY8 peaked at 138 in 1981; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252638
20242632
20232434
20221925
20212228
20202548
20192033
20183738
20173339
20165163
20154262
20144759
20134760
20124559
20115167
20107191
20096083
20085566
20076373
20066588
200579104
20047195
20036382
20026178
20016384
20006273
19996182
19985974
19977994
199676103
19957699
19946893
19936984
199287108
199178108
199080103
198990125
198878104
198789114
1986109133
1985120161
1984115141
1983112137
1982118153
1981138174
1980119162
1979128167

Map of recent crashes in KY8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KY8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KY8

The 24 most recent collisions in KY8 happened between 2 March and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KY8

The A915 has the most collisions in KY8, 557 of 3,177 (18%), followed by the A955 (474).

Collisions in KY8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91555783923134
2ndA95547457910134
3rdB931203267552
4thA916192265455
5thB932154187242
6thB933106133225
7thA9116684320
8thA9176690017
9thB92759101313
10thB9304062013
11thB944323807
12thB9423300

Council area for KY8

KY8 is in Fife, where police recorded 33,127 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KY8 accounts for 9.6% of them.

Towns in KY8

Collisions in KY8 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Methil (846) and Leven, Fife (627).