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Sunderland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 951 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 1999, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (968), and casualties fell from 1,355.

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

Collisions in 1999
951
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,306
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Sunderland in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious11712%
  • Slight82387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious13010%
  • Slight1,16589%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 951, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (16%)
  • Tuesday137 (14%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (16%)
  • Friday149 (16%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.9%)
  • February76 (8%)
  • March92 (9.7%)
  • April58 (6.1%)
  • May99 (10%)
  • June59 (6.2%)
  • July80 (8.4%)
  • August64 (6.7%)
  • September76 (8%)
  • October71 (7.5%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December93 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight712 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit77 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds745 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (63%)
  • Wet or damp331 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph746 (78%)
  • 40 mph47 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph105 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway659 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (19%)
  • Roundabout71 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant810 (62%)
  • Pedestrian209 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant116 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1072 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20146 (11%)
  • 21 to 25139 (11%)
  • 26 to 35336 (26%)
  • 36 to 45204 (16%)
  • 46 to 55130 (10%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.7%)
  • Over 7534 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (54%)
  • Passenger394 (30%)
  • Pedestrian209 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,321 (77%)
  • Bus or coach142 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle44 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 80th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 1999

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 1999: 71, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12317110013
2ndA690618337
3rdA183567506
4thA1018557605
5thA182496711
6thA19416811
7thA1290254007
8thB1405223701
9thB1286214213
10thB1291202601
11thA195182702
12thA1052131411
13thA194(M)5900
14thB12844500
15thB12884401
16thB15224400
17thB12872500
18thB14042200
19thA1841100
20thB12601100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 1999

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 529.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 1999

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 1999: 170.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years