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Sunderland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 941 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2001, and 1,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (963), and casualties fell from 1,346.

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

Collisions in 2001
941
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,315
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Sunderland in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious11512%
  • Slight81987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious1239.4%
  • Slight1,18490%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 941, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (17%)
  • Thursday123 (13%)
  • Friday168 (18%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (9.1%)
  • February85 (9%)
  • March90 (9.6%)
  • April64 (6.8%)
  • May69 (7.3%)
  • June73 (7.8%)
  • July76 (8.1%)
  • August94 (10%)
  • September72 (7.7%)
  • October76 (8.1%)
  • November86 (9.1%)
  • December70 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight726 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry573 (61%)
  • Wet or damp337 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)
  • Snow13 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph684 (73%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph80 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph123 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway632 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (19%)
  • Roundabout70 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant864 (66%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1079 (6%)
  • 11 to 1595 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20155 (12%)
  • 21 to 25158 (12%)
  • 26 to 35286 (22%)
  • 36 to 45216 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (10%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.8%)
  • Over 7527 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider722 (55%)
  • Passenger383 (29%)
  • Pedestrian210 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,362 (81%)
  • Bus or coach100 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (4%)
  • Motorcycle54 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sunderland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sunderland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 70th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2001

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2001, with 72 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2001

The A1018 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2001: 68, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1018689204
2ndA12316710307
3rdA19639716
4thA183608405
5thA690568014
6thA182425923
7thA195233504
8thA1290223204
9thB1286172804
10thB1405161805
11thB1291131800
12thB12846902
13thB12886800
14thB15226900
15thA10525602
16thB140451202
17thA194(M)4600
18thB128731201
19thB12851100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2001

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 539.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2001

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2001: 164.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years