Crossford (Fife)
Crossford (Fife) is a town or village in Fife, Scotland. It has one pharmacy, one restaurant or café, 27 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Dunfermline City, 3.2 km away. No crime figures are provided. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crossford (Fife) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
16°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 9° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:39
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Fife Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Road safety
268 reported road collisions (2024)
103 killed or seriously injured · 363 casualties · 7.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
275 food businesses within 2 miles
- 232 passed
- 4 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dunfermline City (3.2 km)
- 27 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dunfermline City (3.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£176,924 average▲ 6.8% YoY
Across Fife · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (6.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (6.4 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Stephens Bakery (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
373,990 residents in Fife
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in Scotland
8% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Graeme Downie
Labour
Dunfermline and Dollar
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens423
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
38 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg
e.g. Self Employed Van Driver, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Crossford – Flexible Schedule, Become a Biology Tutor in Crossford – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£763 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,257 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
94% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 69% · Solar 16% · Wind 8% · Imports 6%
2 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dunfermline and Dollar:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases481 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership345 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test207 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office199 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Crossford, Fife · 0.4 km
Crossford is a small village located in West Fife, Scotland. Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city Dunfermline, east of Cairneyhill, astride the A994.
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Pittencrieff Park · 2.4 kmPittencrieff Park is a public park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was purchased in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, and given to the people of Dunfermline in a ceremony the following year. Its lands include the historical…
Malcolm's Tower · 2.4 kmMalcolm's Tower, also known as Malcolm Canmore's Tower, is a historic site in the Scottish city of Dunfermline, Fife. It consists of the foundations of a rubble built, rectangular tower enclosed by an oval shaped mode…
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crossford (Fife)?
- Crossford (Fife) is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
- How deprived is Crossford (Fife)?
- The Fife local authority, which includes Crossford (Fife), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.