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Sunderland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 815 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1985, and 1,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (869), and casualties fell from 1,049.

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

Collisions in 1985
815
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,029
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Sunderland in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious20625%
  • Slight59573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious22922%
  • Slight78676%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 815, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday170 (21%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.4%)
  • February59 (7.2%)
  • March87 (11%)
  • April57 (7%)
  • May69 (8.5%)
  • June56 (6.9%)
  • July73 (9%)
  • August59 (7.2%)
  • September69 (8.5%)
  • October73 (9%)
  • November75 (9.2%)
  • December78 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (62%)
  • Wet or damp274 (34%)
  • Snow20 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph685 (84%)
  • 40 mph49 (6%)
  • 60 mph40 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph41 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout41 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian385 (37%)
  • Car occupant370 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15108 (10%)
  • 16 to 20176 (17%)
  • 21 to 25158 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5571 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.5%)
  • Over 7542 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian385 (37%)
  • Driver or rider381 (37%)
  • Passenger263 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car822 (68%)
  • Motorcycle104 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach95 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 94th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1985

The A1018 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1985: 84, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101884111225
2ndA6907395117
3rdA183426519
4thA1231333906
5thA182323915
6thB14053039010
7thB1286202305
8thA19152406
9thB1291121601
10thA1290111404
11thA195111700
12thB1289101202
13thA105291211
14thB12938803
15thB140471001
16thB12886601
17thB12845702
18thB12604601
19thB12944401
20thA1(M)2401

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1985

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 526.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1985

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1985: 157.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years