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Sunderland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 963 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2000, and 1,346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1999 (951), and casualties rose from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 2000
963
Up 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,346
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2000

0.4% of collisions in Sunderland in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious10211%
  • Slight85789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1098.1%
  • Slight1,23392%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 963, up 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (15%)
  • Thursday161 (17%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (10%)
  • Sunday95 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.7%)
  • February64 (6.6%)
  • March88 (9.1%)
  • April88 (9.1%)
  • May75 (7.8%)
  • June79 (8.2%)
  • July82 (8.5%)
  • August64 (6.6%)
  • September79 (8.2%)
  • October96 (10%)
  • November87 (9%)
  • December77 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight732 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds758 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry585 (61%)
  • Wet or damp360 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph708 (74%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph66 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph139 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway625 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (22%)
  • Roundabout66 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant887 (66%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist80 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15106 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20171 (13%)
  • 21 to 25133 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35319 (24%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider748 (56%)
  • Passenger378 (28%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,454 (82%)
  • Bus or coach105 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 72nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2000

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2000: 100, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123110015605
2ndA1018689105
3rdA690609306
4thA183507707
5thA182488105
6thA19477003
7thA195243303
8thB1286243603
9thA1290213404
10thB1291141600
11thB1405121600
12thA10524701
13thB12844601
14thA194(M)3300
15thB12883500
16thB14043502
17thB12602202
18thB12851500
19thB12871301
20thB15221100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2000

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 533.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2000

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2000: 200.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years