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Sunderland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 942 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1979, and 1,203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,891 collisions in Sunderland.

Collisions in 1979
942
Casualties in 1979
1,203
Fatal collisions
28
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1979

3% of collisions in Sunderland in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious27329%
  • Slight64168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.3%
  • Serious31126%
  • Slight86472%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 942.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday187 (20%)
  • Saturday131 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59168 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.1%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March79 (8.4%)
  • April66 (7%)
  • May85 (9%)
  • June91 (9.7%)
  • July86 (9.1%)
  • August82 (8.7%)
  • September72 (7.6%)
  • October61 (6.5%)
  • November85 (9%)
  • December113 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other39 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry583 (62%)
  • Wet or damp292 (31%)
  • Frost or ice48 (5.1%)
  • Snow19 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph772 (82%)
  • 40 mph65 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph54 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (35%)
  • Pedestrian411 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10135 (11%)
  • 11 to 1598 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20284 (24%)
  • 21 to 25134 (11%)
  • 26 to 35152 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5589 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6588 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (39%)
  • Pedestrian411 (34%)
  • Passenger321 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (62%)
  • Motorcycle167 (12%)
  • Bus or coach117 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Sunderland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sunderland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 87th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1979

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1979: 73, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1837398318
2ndA10187288213
3rdA6906480114
4thA1825678320
5thA12312855111
6thB1286283007
7thB1405283504
8thA192242210
9thB1291192213
10thB1289181913
11thA1290121805
12thA1052101002
13thB128581102
14thA1956701
15thB12886803
16thB14045703
17thB12844600
18thB12874703
19thA1(M)3301
20thB12933812

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1979

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 617.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1979

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1979: 177.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years