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Sunderland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 946 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1994, and 1,265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1993 (890), and casualties rose from 1,156.

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

Collisions in 1994
946
Up 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,265
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1994

1.2% of collisions in Sunderland in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious18520%
  • Slight75079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious20016%
  • Slight1,05383%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 946, up 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (15%)
  • Wednesday128 (14%)
  • Thursday157 (17%)
  • Friday170 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.6%)
  • February55 (5.8%)
  • March76 (8%)
  • April91 (9.6%)
  • May97 (10%)
  • June74 (7.8%)
  • July86 (9.1%)
  • August75 (7.9%)
  • September82 (8.7%)
  • October72 (7.6%)
  • November95 (10%)
  • December81 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds752 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry652 (69%)
  • Wet or damp270 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Snow9 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph788 (83%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph42 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph80 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway691 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant718 (57%)
  • Pedestrian319 (25%)
  • Cyclist93 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.6%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1093 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15128 (10%)
  • 16 to 20178 (14%)
  • 21 to 25154 (12%)
  • 26 to 35236 (19%)
  • 36 to 45150 (12%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.1%)
  • Over 7529 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (48%)
  • Passenger342 (27%)
  • Pedestrian319 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 71st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1994

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1994: 68, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1836895210
2ndA690679307
3rdA1231568005
4thA10185367011
5thA182527309
6thB1405254106
7thB1286222906
8thA19213917
9thA1290151707
10thB1291141810
11thB1284112214
12thA195101604
13thA105271203
14thA194(M)4500
15thB14044601
16thB12893500
17thB12602501
18thB12942200
19thA1841301
20thB12851100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1994

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 564.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1994

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1994: 172.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years