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Sunderland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 776 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1986, and 967 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (815), and casualties fell from 1,029.

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

Collisions in 1986
776
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
967
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Sunderland in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious20026%
  • Slight56673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious21722%
  • Slight74077%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 776, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday136 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.4%)
  • February61 (7.9%)
  • March76 (9.8%)
  • April61 (7.9%)
  • May65 (8.4%)
  • June52 (6.7%)
  • July64 (8.2%)
  • August53 (6.8%)
  • September56 (7.2%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December73 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds601 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (63%)
  • Wet or damp257 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow12 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph654 (84%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph45 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (38%)
  • Pedestrian353 (37%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist66 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 10116 (12%)
  • 11 to 1598 (10%)
  • 16 to 20160 (17%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.6%)
  • Over 7533 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (37%)
  • Pedestrian353 (37%)
  • Passenger255 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach82 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle72 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1986

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1986 in Sunderland

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

  • 16 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sunderland ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 106th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1986

The A1018 and A690 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1986, with 69 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10186999116
2ndA6906984024
3rdA1835671113
4thA182385215
5thB1405273507
6thA1231222704
7thB1289202204
8thB1286161904
9thA1052141714
10thA19141714
11thA1290122102
12thA195101103
13thB1291101204
14thA1(M)61102
15thB12846713
16thB12934400
17thB12853500
18thA1232200
19thA1842300
20thB14042601

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1986

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 470.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1986

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1986: 126.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years