Crap Towns / Cowdenbeath / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Cowdenbeath?
There were 2.7 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Cowdenbeath from 2021 to 2025, 1.6 times the typical Scottish town's 1.7. In 2025 it was 3.3, up from 0.8 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical Scottish town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Cowdenbeath | – | 2.7 |
| Kirkcaldy | 11.9 km | 2.2 |
| Rosyth | 9.8 km | 2.0 |
| Inverkeithing | 8.8 km | 1.9 |
| Ballingry | 5.7 km | 1.7 |
| Dunfermline | 6.6 km | 1.3 |
| Kelty | 3.7 km | 1.2 |
| Cardenden | 7.1 km | 1.1 |
| Lochgelly | 3.5 km | 1.1 |
| Dalgety Bay | 7.9 km | 0.9 |
| Burntisland | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| The typical Scottish town | – | 1.7 |