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Sunderland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 654 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2010, and 934 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (752), and casualties fell from 989.

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

Collisions in 2010
654
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
934
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Sunderland in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight56987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious859.1%
  • Slight84490%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 654, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday116 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.4%)
  • February39 (6%)
  • March59 (9%)
  • April50 (7.6%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June61 (9.3%)
  • July46 (7%)
  • August55 (8.4%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November64 (9.8%)
  • December53 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (62%)
  • Wet or damp196 (30%)
  • Snow27 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph472 (72%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph73 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (19%)
  • Roundabout63 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant553 (59%)
  • Pedestrian114 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (15%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35168 (18%)
  • 36 to 45153 (16%)
  • 46 to 55115 (12%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (54%)
  • Passenger313 (34%)
  • Pedestrian114 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (73%)
  • Bus or coach92 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle53 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 63rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2010

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2010, with 71 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2010

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2010: 58, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1231588016
2ndA690506405
3rdA1018498802
4thA183446815
5thA182395314
6thA19345905
7thA1290122001
8thB1291121400
9thB1405111304
10thA19581000
11thB12867800
12thB140451302
13thB12874900
14thA10522201
15thA194(M)2300
16thB12602300
17thB12842200
18thB12852200
19thB12942200
20thA1841101

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2010

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 377.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2010

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2010: 119.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years