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Fife rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest flood risk in Fife

Buckhaven and Crossgates share first place on flood risk among Fife’s 26 towns of 2,500+; 4 of the 26 grade A− or better against UK towns.

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The rank across England, Scotland and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

#T1

Buckhaven

4,413 people
A

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#1 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

#T1

Crossgates

2,993 people
A

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#1 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

#3

Lochgelly

7,157 people
A

0% of homes at high or medium flood risk·#41 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

All 26 towns, ranked

Flood risk grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland and Wales links to the national list.

Every town in Fife →

26 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns
T1Buckhaven4,413 peopleA#1 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
T1Crossgates2,993 peopleA#1 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk
3Lochgelly7,157 peopleA#41 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
4Kennoway4,665 peopleA−#465 of 2,452 nationally0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
5Glenrothes37,466 peopleB+#490 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
6Kelty6,898 peopleB+#493 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
7Burntisland6,259 peopleB+#496 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
8Methil10,712 peopleB#799 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
9Kirkcaldy and Dysart51,135 peopleB#847 of 2,452 nationally0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
10Anstruther3,943 peopleB#901 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
11Dunfermline56,053 peopleB#958 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
12Newport-on-Tay and Wormit4,119 peopleB−#985 of 2,452 nationally0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
13Kinghorn2,944 peopleB−#1,095 of 2,452 nationally0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
14Dalgety Bay and Hillend9,452 peopleB−#1,121 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
15Leslie2,888 peopleB−#1,196 of 2,452 nationally0.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
16Rosyth13,309 peopleB−#1,213 of 2,452 nationally0.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
17Inverkeithing5,273 peopleC+#1,274 of 2,452 nationally0.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
18Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans11,979 peopleC+#1,360 of 2,452 nationally1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
19Leven10,088 peopleC+#1,447 of 2,452 nationally1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
20Cairneyhill2,657 peopleC#1,580 of 2,452 nationally1.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
21Ballingry5,823 peopleC#1,599 of 2,452 nationally1.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
22Tayport3,967 peopleC#1,610 of 2,452 nationally1.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
23Cardenden and Auchterderran5,266 peopleC#1,656 of 2,452 nationally2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
24Cupar8,835 peopleC#1,793 of 2,452 nationally2.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
25St Andrews16,465 peopleC−#1,914 of 2,452 nationally2.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
26Kincardine2,887 peopleD#2,319 of 2,452 nationally9.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Fife has the lowest flood risk?

Buckhaven ranks first on flood risk among 26 towns, with an A: no homes at high or medium flood risk. Crossgates and Lochgelly follow.

How are these towns ranked?

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Fife’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Fife is on the county page.

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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

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County by county

Towns with the lowest flood risk, county by county

AberdeenshireBedfordshireBerkshireBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCheshireClwydCornwallCounty DurhamCumbriaDerbyshireDevonDorsetDyfedEast Riding of YorkshireEast SussexEssexFifeGloucestershireGreater ManchesterGwentHampshireHertfordshireHighlandKentLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerseysideMid GlamorganNorfolkNorth LanarkshireNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshireShropshireSomersetSouth LanarkshireSouth YorkshireStaffordshireSuffolkSurreyTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWiltshireWorcestershire

Sources: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, postcodes in areas at risk (June 2026); Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales (May 2026); ONS Census 2021 households by postcode · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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