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Sunderland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 752 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2009, and 989 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (748), and casualties fell from 1,002.

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

Collisions in 2009
752
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
989
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Sunderland in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious8712%
  • Slight65888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious939.4%
  • Slight88990%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 752, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (16%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.7%)
  • February47 (6.3%)
  • March60 (8%)
  • April57 (7.6%)
  • May78 (10%)
  • June71 (9.4%)
  • July64 (8.5%)
  • August50 (6.6%)
  • September63 (8.4%)
  • October84 (11%)
  • November65 (8.6%)
  • December55 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight572 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (71%)
  • Wet or damp195 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.1%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph532 (71%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph81 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (23%)
  • Roundabout73 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant632 (64%)
  • Pedestrian128 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20131 (13%)
  • 21 to 25152 (15%)
  • 26 to 35186 (19%)
  • 36 to 45150 (15%)
  • 46 to 55112 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7531 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (60%)
  • Passenger269 (27%)
  • Pedestrian128 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,038 (78%)
  • Bus or coach78 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 50th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2009

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2009, with 68 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2009

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2009: 61, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1231618005
2ndA183557526
3rdA1018536723
4thA690526615
5thA19325204
6thA182293405
7thB1405212901
8thA195172302
9thA1290131602
10thB1286121811
11thB129191400
12thB12886801
13thA194(M)4401
14thB15223300
15thA10522201
16thB12602200
17thB12842200
18thB12852601
19thB12932200
20thA1(M)1100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2009

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 424.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2009

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2009: 121.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years