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Sunderland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 869 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1984, and 1,049 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (776), and casualties rose from 919.

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

Collisions in 1984
869
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,049
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Sunderland in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious21725%
  • Slight63673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious24423%
  • Slight78975%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 869, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (17%)
  • Sunday80 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.2%)
  • February56 (6.4%)
  • March75 (8.6%)
  • April72 (8.3%)
  • May74 (8.5%)
  • June71 (8.2%)
  • July65 (7.5%)
  • August65 (7.5%)
  • September76 (8.7%)
  • October83 (9.6%)
  • November86 (9.9%)
  • December75 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight619 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (66%)
  • Wet or damp273 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph737 (85%)
  • 40 mph57 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway667 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian421 (40%)
  • Car occupant315 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist79 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (7.1%)
  • 6 to 10129 (12%)
  • 11 to 15126 (12%)
  • 16 to 20184 (18%)
  • 21 to 25115 (11%)
  • 26 to 35105 (10%)
  • 36 to 4598 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5568 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7559 (5.6%)
  • Over 7532 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian421 (40%)
  • Driver or rider381 (36%)
  • Passenger247 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car846 (68%)
  • Bus or coach115 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle105 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 88th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1984

The A690 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1984: 80, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6908093017
2ndA10187397112
3rdA1834962113
4thA1824452212
5thB1405232904
6thA1231222914
7thB12862125010
8thB1289181805
9thA1052131503
10thA1290131405
11thA19111702
12thA195101301
13thB1291101103
14thB12938802
15thA1(M)3301
16thA1843402
17thB128831102
18thB12943300
19thB12842200
20thB12852300

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1984

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 554.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1984

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1984: 134.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years