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Sunderland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 34,891 road traffic collisions in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025, and 46,305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 475 were fatal and 6,244 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 332 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (335), and casualties rose from 424 to 430.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
34,891
79th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46,305
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
475
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
332
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Sunderland

1.4% of collisions in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4751.4%
  • Serious6,24418%
  • Slight28,17281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4961.1%
  • Serious6,89715%
  • Slight38,91284%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. In 2025 there were 332, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 332
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025332430
2024335424
2023324438
2022322406
2021325426
2020321397
2019422542
2018401529
2017397518
2016513679
2015531748
2014573793
2013584793
2012568792
2011601807
2010654934
2009752989
20087481,002
20077581,031
20067601,021
20058181,101
20049021,236
20039881,346
20029021,255
20019411,315
20009631,346
19999511,306
19989681,355
19971,0441,475
19969961,368
19959531,309
19949461,265
19938901,156
19929821,281
19911,0331,363
19901,0151,355
19899391,238
19887951,046
19878241,071
1986776967
19858151,029
19848691,049
1983776919
19828591,040
19819251,124
19808581,088
19799421,203

When and where crashes happen in Sunderland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,932 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,993 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,017 (14%)
  • Thursday5,286 (15%)
  • Friday6,012 (17%)
  • Saturday4,991 (14%)
  • Sunday3,660 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,098 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59425 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,414 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,914 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,851 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,347 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,505 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,337 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,824 (8.1%)
  • February2,679 (7.7%)
  • March2,890 (8.3%)
  • April2,671 (7.7%)
  • May2,948 (8.4%)
  • June2,821 (8.1%)
  • July2,971 (8.5%)
  • August2,714 (7.8%)
  • September2,998 (8.6%)
  • October3,164 (9.1%)
  • November3,201 (9.2%)
  • December3,010 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25,511 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,890 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting857 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown350 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit283 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28,193 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,939 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds999 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds423 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds273 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist192 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds75 (0.2%)
  • Other579 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded218 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry23,357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp10,551 (30%)
  • Frost or ice583 (1.7%)
  • Snow313 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph348 (1%)
  • 30 mph26,921 (77%)
  • 40 mph2,024 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph366 (1%)
  • 60 mph2,055 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph3,173 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24,526 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway5,812 (17%)
  • Roundabout2,343 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2,080 (6%)
  • Not recorded130 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Sunderland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,783 (54%)
  • Pedestrian10,367 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,308 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist3,171 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist2,801 (6%)
  • Van occupant1,077 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant287 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)180 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant161 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant108 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,861 (4%)
  • 6 to 103,174 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 153,618 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 206,578 (14%)
  • 21 to 255,785 (12%)
  • 26 to 358,438 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,959 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,354 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 653,082 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,932 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,379 (3%)
  • Not recorded145 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,890 (49%)
  • Passenger13,048 (28%)
  • Pedestrian10,367 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43,781 (75%)
  • Bus or coach3,789 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle3,243 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle2,937 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,843 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,078 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car414 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle339 (0.6%)
  • Minibus145 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown33 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Sunderland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sunderland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sunderland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 79th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
76thRotherham35,56449,4035605,955
77thDerby35,36845,1313755,741
78thWolverhampton34,90445,8224266,479
79thSunderland (this area)34,89146,3054756,244
80thSouth Lanarkshire33,80746,3157968,124
81stWalsall33,57645,2734515,760
82ndMedway33,36942,0963705,997

Accident hotspots in Sunderland

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland, with 1,281 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes

The A690 had the most collisions in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025: 2,526, including 39 fatal and 454 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6902,5263,45139454
2ndA10182,4213,32429390
3rdA1832,2583,11421360
4thA12312,0922,99430236
5thA1821,6982,31337305
6thA191,2582,05538181
7thB14058531,1827161
8thB12868241,10810185
9thA129066691610135
10thB1291535668577
11thA195516718583
12thA10523093861066
13thB1284225317750
14thB1289219277441
15thB1288175241132
16thB1522161211019
17thB1404144237144
18thA194(M)108151410
19thB129397119320
20thB129491118015

Towns in Sunderland

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 20,667.

Postcode districts in Sunderland

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025: 5,724.

Latest crashes in Sunderland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Sunderland, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity