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Sunderland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 758 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2007, and 1,031 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (760), and casualties rose from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 2007
758
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,031
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2007

0.9% of collisions in Sunderland in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight64885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious11311%
  • Slight91188%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 758, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (11%)
  • Tuesday127 (17%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (14%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.6%)
  • February65 (8.6%)
  • March76 (10%)
  • April54 (7.1%)
  • May69 (9.1%)
  • June54 (7.1%)
  • July74 (9.8%)
  • August53 (7%)
  • September53 (7%)
  • October43 (5.7%)
  • November79 (10%)
  • December65 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight568 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds603 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (63%)
  • Wet or damp263 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph536 (71%)
  • 40 mph49 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph77 (10%)
  • 70 mph70 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (17%)
  • Roundabout65 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (62%)
  • Pedestrian154 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20166 (16%)
  • 21 to 25157 (15%)
  • 26 to 35183 (18%)
  • 36 to 45173 (17%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (55%)
  • Passenger311 (30%)
  • Pedestrian154 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,010 (75%)
  • Bus or coach99 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle73 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 60th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2007

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2007, with 64 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2007

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2007: 57, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1231578224
2ndA1835678013
3rdA690558307
4thA1018466906
5thA182384503
6thA19345824
7thB1405243502
8thA1290152005
9thA195142404
10thB1291142002
11thB1286111201
12thA10526601
13thA194(M)6801
14thB12844400
15thB12884400
16thB15224500
17thB14043500
18thA1842200
19thB12852300
20thB12871100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2007

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 419.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2007

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2007: 131.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years