Sidmouth road traffic accidents
Sidmouth recorded 412 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 504 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 64 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 504
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 504
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Sidmouth
Roads in Sidmouth
Postcode districts in Sidmouth
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Sidmouth
Road collision statistics for Sidmouth
Collisions recorded
412
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
504
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
64
15.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Sidmouth
Collisions in Sidmouth are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.4% of the total), with 11.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88.6% of recorded collisions in Sidmouth happen on a single carriageway. Around 11.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Sidmouth have produced 504 casualties. Pedestrians account for 32.9% 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 36 collisions, Monday 54 collisions, Tuesday 80 collisions, Wednesday 54 collisions, Thursday 70 collisions, Friday 71 collisions, Saturday 47 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 364 collisions, Darkness 48 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 365 collisions, One way street 17 collisions, Roundabout 14 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 23 collisions, 30 mph 349 collisions, 40 mph 14 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 25 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 357 collisions, Raining no high winds 32 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 253 casualties, Passenger 85 casualties, Pedestrian 166 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Sidmouth
How many road accidents have there been in Sidmouth?
412 collisions have been recorded in Sidmouth in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 504 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Sidmouth were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 64 were serious — 15.8% of all recorded collisions in Sidmouth resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Sidmouth?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Sidmouth, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 11.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Sidmouth happen on?
88.6% of collisions in Sidmouth are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Sidmouth?
Pedestrians make up 32.9% of the 504 casualties recorded in Sidmouth.
Is road safety in Sidmouth getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Sidmouth were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Sidmouth 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 Sidmouth cover 1999 to 2025.