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Sandy road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 119 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
628
1,009th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
776
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
13 people killed
Serious collisions
119
126 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sandy

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight49979%

What the data shows

  • Sandy had 59 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 96 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Sandy were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 136 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sandy, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Sandy.

Where Sandy ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,009th
Most casualties
1,024th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
1,015th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (17%)
  • Friday90 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (15%)
  • Roundabout50 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph455 (72%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph93 (15%)
  • 60 mph42 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant358 (46%)
  • Pedestrian142 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (17%)
  • Cyclist98 (13%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sandy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sandy peaked at 31 in 1989; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202445
20231012
202279
202146
202057
201944
20181313
201722
201644
201545
20141212
2013811
2012911
201167
20101117
20091621
20081315
20071013
200679
2005710
20041114
20031727
200268
20011113
20002125
19991823
1998910
19972530
19961315
19951518
19941616
19931014
19922330
19911417
19902128
19893139
19882223
19871821
19862529
19852330
19841416
19831820
19823040
19811315
19802429
19791826

Map of recent crashes in Sandy

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sandy

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sandy

The 24 most recent collisions in Sandy happened between 10 June 2022 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sandy

The B1042 has the most collisions in Sandy, 239 of 628 (38%), followed by the A1 (113).

Collisions in Sandy on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1042239282250
2ndA1113159519
3rdA603293706

Council areas covering Sandy

Collisions in Sandy were recorded in 2 council areas. Central Bedfordshire has 605 of 628 (96%).

Collisions in Sandy by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCentral Bedfordshire60575010114
2ndBedford232605

Postcode district for Sandy

All 628 collisions in Sandy were in the SG19 postcode district.