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Sunderland road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 760 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2006, and 1,021 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (818), and casualties fell from 1,101.

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

Collisions in 2006
760
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,021
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2006

0.9% of collisions in Sunderland in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight65887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious10210%
  • Slight91289%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 760, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (12%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (17%)
  • Friday119 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.8%)
  • February65 (8.6%)
  • March61 (8%)
  • April59 (7.8%)
  • May67 (8.8%)
  • June67 (8.8%)
  • July71 (9.3%)
  • August53 (7%)
  • September60 (7.9%)
  • October73 (9.6%)
  • November59 (7.8%)
  • December66 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds632 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (69%)
  • Wet or damp233 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph522 (69%)
  • 40 mph66 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2%)
  • 60 mph76 (10%)
  • 70 mph74 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (19%)
  • Roundabout69 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant651 (64%)
  • Pedestrian172 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1582 (8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (14%)
  • 21 to 25144 (14%)
  • 26 to 35181 (18%)
  • 36 to 45173 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (58%)
  • Passenger254 (25%)
  • Pedestrian172 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,069 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach67 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle64 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sunderland ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 67th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2006

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2006, with 61 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2006

The A1018 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2006: 55, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1018557409
2ndA1231548305
3rdA183496706
4thA690466826
5thA182425602
6thA19364900
7thA1290212400
8thA195132012
9thB1405131603
10thB129191001
11thA105281010
12thB128481001
13thB128681401
14thA194(M)5601
15thB15225601
16thB12884500
17thB12853400
18thB14043301
19thB12601100
20thB12681200

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2006

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 426.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2006

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2006: 130.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years