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B946 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 collisions on the B946 from 1979 to 2024, with 188 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 46 serious, and 4 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B946 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
160
3,515th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
188
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
46
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B946

On the B946, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious4629%
  • Slight11069%

Where the B946 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,515th
Most casualties
3,688th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,090th

B946 accidents by year

Collisions on the B946 peaked at 12 in 1985; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B946, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202300
202222
202111
202000
201911
201822
2017410
201611
201512
201400
201344
201212
201155
201033
200911
200844
200711
200644
200534
200434
200333
200200
200144
200011
199922
199844
199733
199600
199522
199435
1993911
199267
199155
199056
198989
198844
198747
198656
19851214
198422
19831013
198288
198155
198078
197956

When crashes happen on the B946

Friday has the most collisions on the B946 (30), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (10%)
  • 9am to noon19 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm28 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm34 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm34 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight21 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.5%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March9 (5.6%)
  • April11 (6.9%)
  • May14 (8.8%)
  • June12 (7.5%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August14 (8.8%)
  • September11 (6.9%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December20 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight112 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B946 crashes

On the B946, 57% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph92 (57%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph51 (32%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (62%)
  • Wet or damp49 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B946 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the B946, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (52%)
  • Pedestrian37 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (16%)
  • Cyclist18 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car202 (72%)
  • Motorcycle30 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (19%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3528 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.4%)
  • Over 758 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (62%)
  • Pedestrian37 (20%)
  • Passenger35 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B946

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B946

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B946 crashes by council area

Of the 160 collisions on the B946, 159 were in Fife.

Collisions on the B946 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFife159187445

B946 crashes by town

Of the 160 collisions on the B946, 23 were in the built-up area of Tayport.

Recent crashes on the B946

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B946, from 11 November 2010 to 31 May 2024.

Severity