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Sunderland road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2011, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (654), and casualties fell from 934.

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

Collisions in 2011
601
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
807
Down 14% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Sunderland in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight52888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious718.8%
  • Slight73391%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 601, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February48 (8%)
  • March59 (9.8%)
  • April56 (9.3%)
  • May54 (9%)
  • June35 (5.8%)
  • July46 (7.7%)
  • August50 (8.3%)
  • September53 (8.8%)
  • October54 (9%)
  • November49 (8.2%)
  • December50 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (75%)
  • Wet or damp142 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph446 (74%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph42 (7%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (18%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (58%)
  • Pedestrian106 (13%)
  • Cyclist73 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20107 (13%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (17%)
  • 36 to 45128 (16%)
  • 46 to 55105 (13%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7533 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (56%)
  • Passenger252 (31%)
  • Pedestrian106 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car770 (73%)
  • Bus or coach77 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 74th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2011

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2011, with 66 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2011

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2011: 51, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183518401
2ndA1231487517
3rdA182354516
4thA690354703
5thA1018294606
6thA19222803
7thB1522152104
8thB1405142102
9thB1291101401
10thA129081102
11thB12867700
12thA10525801
13thA1955601
14thA194(M)4400
15thB12884801
16thB12943600
17thB14043300
18thB12842200
19thB12872200

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2011

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 346.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2011

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2011: 119.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years