Sandown road traffic accidents
Sandown recorded 591 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 765 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 116 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 57% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 765
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 765
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Sandown
Roads in Sandown
Postcode districts in Sandown
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Sandown
Road collision statistics for Sandown
Collisions recorded
591
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
765
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
116
20% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Sandown
Collisions in Sandown are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.1% of the total), with 24.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
87.3% of recorded collisions in Sandown happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Sandown have produced 765 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 67 collisions, Monday 84 collisions, Tuesday 85 collisions, Wednesday 97 collisions, Thursday 88 collisions, Friday 101 collisions, Saturday 69 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 446 collisions, Darkness 145 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 516 collisions, One way street 33 collisions, One way street/Slip road 22 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 572 collisions, 40 mph 11 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 477 collisions, Raining no high winds 69 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 418 casualties, Passenger 184 casualties, Pedestrian 163 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Sandown
How many road accidents have there been in Sandown?
591 collisions have been recorded in Sandown in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 765 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Sandown were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 116 were serious — 20% of all recorded collisions in Sandown resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Sandown?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Sandown, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 24.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Sandown happen on?
87.3% of collisions in Sandown are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Sandown?
Pedestrians make up 21.3% of the 765 casualties recorded in Sandown.
Is road safety in Sandown getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Sandown fell 57% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Sandown come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Sandown cover 1999 to 2025.