Sandy road traffic accidents
Sandy recorded 239 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 296 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Casualties
- 296
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Casualties
- 296
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Sandy
Roads in Sandy
Postcode districts in Sandy
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Sandy
Road collision statistics for Sandy
Collisions recorded
239
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
296
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
28
13% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Sandy
Collisions in Sandy are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
74.5% of recorded collisions in Sandy happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Sandy have produced 296 casualties. Pedestrians account for 17.6% 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 29 collisions, Monday 29 collisions, Tuesday 33 collisions, Wednesday 37 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 42 collisions, Saturday 28 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 180 collisions, Darkness 59 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 178 collisions, Dual carriageway 31 collisions, Roundabout 26 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 18 collisions, 30 mph 171 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 50 mph 29 collisions, 60 mph 13 collisions, 70 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 206 collisions, Raining no high winds 17 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 211 casualties, Passenger 33 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Sandy
How many road accidents have there been in Sandy?
239 collisions have been recorded in Sandy in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 296 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Sandy were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 28 were serious — 13% of all recorded collisions in Sandy resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Sandy?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Sandy, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Sandy happen on?
74.5% of collisions in Sandy are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Sandy?
Pedestrians make up 17.6% of the 296 casualties recorded in Sandy.
Is road safety in Sandy getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Sandy were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Sandy 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 Sandy cover 1999 to 2025.