St Andrews road traffic accidents
St Andrews recorded 259 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 286 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 67% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 52
- Casualties
- 286
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 52
- Casualties
- 286
Collisions by Year
Areas covering St Andrews
Roads in St Andrews
Postcode districts in St Andrews
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in St Andrews
Road collision statistics for St Andrews
Collisions recorded
259
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
286
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
52
20.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in St Andrews
Collisions in St Andrews are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.1% of the total), with 25.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
75.7% of recorded collisions in St Andrews happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in St Andrews have produced 286 casualties. Pedestrians account for 38.5% 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 23 collisions, Monday 39 collisions, Tuesday 47 collisions, Wednesday 37 collisions, Thursday 35 collisions, Friday 38 collisions, Saturday 40 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 193 collisions, Darkness 66 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 196 collisions, Roundabout 39 collisions, One way street 16 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 19 collisions, 30 mph 231 collisions, 60 mph 9 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 217 collisions, Raining no high winds 30 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 137 casualties, Passenger 39 casualties, Pedestrian 110 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in St Andrews
How many road accidents have there been in St Andrews?
259 collisions have been recorded in St Andrews in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 286 casualties.
How many of the collisions in St Andrews were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 52 were serious — 20.5% of all recorded collisions in St Andrews resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in St Andrews?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in St Andrews, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 25.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in St Andrews happen on?
75.7% of collisions in St Andrews are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in St Andrews?
Pedestrians make up 38.5% of the 286 casualties recorded in St Andrews.
Is road safety in St Andrews getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in St Andrews rose 67% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for St Andrews 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 St Andrews cover 1999 to 2025.