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Sunderland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1980, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (942), and casualties fell from 1,203.

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

Collisions in 1980
858
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,088
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
24
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Sunderland in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.8%
  • Serious27031%
  • Slight56466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious31429%
  • Slight74969%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 858, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (11%)
  • Wednesday123 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday158 (18%)
  • Saturday136 (16%)
  • Sunday101 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7%)
  • February69 (8%)
  • March73 (8.5%)
  • April71 (8.3%)
  • May67 (7.8%)
  • June80 (9.3%)
  • July74 (8.6%)
  • August72 (8.4%)
  • September75 (8.7%)
  • October73 (8.5%)
  • November70 (8.2%)
  • December74 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight571 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (65%)
  • Wet or damp273 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph707 (82%)
  • 40 mph60 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway625 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (34%)
  • Pedestrian351 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1099 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1594 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20247 (23%)
  • 21 to 25144 (13%)
  • 26 to 35164 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (42%)
  • Pedestrian351 (32%)
  • Passenger278 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (62%)
  • Motorcycle201 (16%)
  • Bus or coach98 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 96th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1980

The A1018 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1980: 75, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10187590422
2ndA6906378119
3rdA1835785216
4thA1825364120
5thB1286273107
6thB1405273707
7thA12312645013
8thA192345214
9thB1291222704
10thA1052121513
11thB1289121301
12thA129091213
13thB12936611
14thA1954902
15thB12874702
16thA1843300
17thB12943301
18thB14043402
19thA1(M)2301
20thB12882201

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1980

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 554.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1980

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1980: 149.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years