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Crossgates (Fife)

Crossgates (Fife) is a village in Fife, Scotland, with a population of around 1,200. It has 1 pharmacy, 8 restaurants and cafés, 18 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Dunfermline Queen Margaret, 3.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crossgates (Fife) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Fife area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Fife
County
Fife
Constituency
Dunfermline and West Fife
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

9°COvercast

  • Today: 13° / 7° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:37

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Fife Rosyth, United Kingdom

Road safety

276 reported road collisions (2025)

127 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 7.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

139 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 127 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dunfermline Queen Margaret (3.1 km)
  • 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dunfermline Queen Margaret (3.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£182,463 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Fife · to 2026-08

Detached£352,415
Semi-detached£209,317
Terraced£166,535
Flat£112,580

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 174.7p · Asda (2.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (2.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

29 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Halbeath Park & Ride (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds10

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

Melanie Ward

Labour

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 25% · Solar 0%

0 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 Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Crossgates, Fife · 0.2 km

    Crossgates is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located close to the junction of the M90 and A92, about two miles east of Dunfermline and a similar distance south west of Cowdenbeath. The village name means 'crossroa…

  • Humbug Park · 0.3 km

    Humbug Park also previously known as Crossgates Greyhound Stadium is a football ground and former greyhound racing track, on Inverkeithing Road in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland.

  • Crossgates railway station (Fife) · 0.9 km

    Crossgates Fife railway station co-served the village of Crossgates, Fife, Scotland, from 1848 to 1949 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

  • Hill of Beath Hawthorn F.C. · 1.4 km

    Hill of Beath Hawthorn Football Club are a Scottish football club from Hill of Beath, near Cowdenbeath, Fife. Formed in 1975, they play their home games at Keir's Park. Their colours are red with white flashes.

  • Hill of Beath · 1.4 km

    Hill of Beath is a village in Fife, Scotland, just outside Dunfermline and joined to Cowdenbeath. The village is named for the nearby hill of the same name.

  • Halbeath railway station · 2.0 km

    Halbeath railway station served the village of Halbeath, Fife, Scotland, from 1850 to 1930 on the Dunfermline Branch.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crossgates (Fife)?
Crossgates (Fife) is a town in Fife, Scotland, in the Fife local authority.
How deprived is Crossgates (Fife)?
The Fife local authority, which includes Crossgates (Fife), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.