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Sunderland road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 902 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2002, and 1,255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (941), and casualties fell from 1,315.

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

Collisions in 2002
902
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,255
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2002

1% of collisions in Sunderland in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious9110%
  • Slight80289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1028.1%
  • Slight1,14391%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 902, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (17%)
  • Tuesday129 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (14%)
  • Friday138 (15%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.8%)
  • February72 (8%)
  • March77 (8.5%)
  • April72 (8%)
  • May82 (9.1%)
  • June57 (6.3%)
  • July76 (8.4%)
  • August75 (8.3%)
  • September88 (9.8%)
  • October89 (9.9%)
  • November82 (9.1%)
  • December62 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight681 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (66%)
  • Wet or damp294 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph654 (73%)
  • 40 mph46 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph72 (8%)
  • 70 mph118 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (21%)
  • Roundabout73 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant806 (64%)
  • Pedestrian187 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (6%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20165 (13%)
  • 21 to 25149 (12%)
  • 26 to 35270 (22%)
  • 36 to 45186 (15%)
  • 46 to 55142 (11%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider682 (54%)
  • Passenger386 (31%)
  • Pedestrian187 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,295 (80%)
  • Bus or coach77 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle62 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sunderland ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 70th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2002

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2002, with 77 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2002

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2002: 90, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12319014413
2ndA1837711306
3rdA1018578808
4thA690466308
5thA19436611
6thA182385205
7thA1290253203
8thB1286222813
9thB1405152312
10thB1288111500
11thA195101401
12thB129191101
13thB12847902
14thB15227900
15thA10525500
16thB140451010
17thA194(M)3300
18thB12852402
19thB12872300

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2002

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 502.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2002

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2002: 174.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Sunderland road accidents in other years