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Sunderland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 776 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1983, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (859), and casualties fell from 1,040.

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

Collisions in 1983
776
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
919
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Sunderland in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious20827%
  • Slight55371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious23826%
  • Slight66472%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 776, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 776
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (12%)
  • Tuesday103 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday150 (19%)
  • Saturday134 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.1%)
  • February44 (5.7%)
  • March48 (6.2%)
  • April68 (8.8%)
  • May73 (9.4%)
  • June60 (7.7%)
  • July74 (9.5%)
  • August78 (10%)
  • September65 (8.4%)
  • October59 (7.6%)
  • November76 (9.8%)
  • December76 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry498 (64%)
  • Wet or damp263 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph636 (82%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph50 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway561 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout31 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian379 (41%)
  • Car occupant262 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (6.9%)
  • 6 to 10112 (12%)
  • 11 to 15121 (13%)
  • 16 to 20166 (18%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (12%)
  • 36 to 4577 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.3%)
  • Over 7533 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian379 (41%)
  • Driver or rider329 (36%)
  • Passenger211 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (67%)
  • Motorcycle100 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach84 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Sunderland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sunderland ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 102nd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1983

The A690 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1983: 74, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6907493222
2ndA101866100012
3rdA183495419
4thA182364508
5thB1405232605
6thA1231212304
7thA19213209
8thB1286151808
9thA195131805
10thB1291131701
11thB1289121313
12thA12908812
13thA10527811
14thA1(M)5702
15thB14045602
16thB12884402
17thB12943400
18thB12842200
19thA1841100
20thB12931100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1983

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 512.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1983

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1983: 136.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years