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Burntisland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Burntisland, Fife, from 1979 to 2025, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 22 March 2023.

Collisions since 1979
197
1,965th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
247
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
51
58 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
22 Mar 2023
Busiest year
1985
14 collisions

Road collision statistics for Burntisland

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious5126%
  • Slight14373%

What the data shows

  • Burntisland had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Burntisland were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burntisland, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Burntisland.

Where Burntisland ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,965th
Most casualties
2,013th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph15 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph167 (85%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant101 (41%)
  • Pedestrian80 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burntisland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burntisland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burntisland peaked at 14 in 1985; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202322
202200
202122
202000
201922
201811
201722
201633
201534
201433
201345
201211
201133
201000
200922
200800
200745
200658
200537
200456
2003810
200266
200122
200022
1999611
199822
199733
199647
199566
199422
199344
199244
199145
1990911
198946
198855
198756
198622
19851421
19841112
1983711
19821417
1981916
19801010
1979910

Map of recent crashes in Burntisland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burntisland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burntisland

The 24 most recent collisions in Burntisland happened between 10 September 2011 and 22 March 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burntisland

The A909 has the most collisions in Burntisland, 36 of 197 (18%), followed by the A921 (36).

Collisions in Burntisland on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA909364909
2ndA9213648211
3rdA923552012
4thB923131413

Council area for Burntisland

Burntisland is in Fife, where police recorded 33,127 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Burntisland accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Burntisland

All 197 collisions in Burntisland were in the KY3 postcode district.