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Sunderland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2013, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2012 (568), and casualties rose from 792.

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

Collisions in 2013
584
Up 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
793
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2013

0.5% of collisions in Sunderland in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight51688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious678.4%
  • Slight72391%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 584, up 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (17%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.6%)
  • February51 (8.7%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April47 (8%)
  • May49 (8.4%)
  • June49 (8.4%)
  • July51 (8.7%)
  • August46 (7.9%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October50 (8.6%)
  • November56 (9.6%)
  • December41 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (71%)
  • Wet or damp156 (27%)
  • Snow10 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph433 (74%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph39 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (20%)
  • Roundabout62 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (62%)
  • Pedestrian103 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (12%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (20%)
  • 36 to 45112 (14%)
  • 46 to 55107 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.3%)
  • Over 7530 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (58%)
  • Passenger233 (29%)
  • Pedestrian103 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (78%)
  • Bus or coach66 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 64th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2013

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2013, with 58 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2013

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2013: 50, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1231507005
2ndA690425208
3rdA183344701
4thA1018304600
5thA182304401
6thA19264414
7thA1290182704
8thB1522182603
9thB1286151612
10thB1405101302
11thA1956800
12thB12846701
13thB12916801
14thB140451100
15thB12853300
16thA10522201
17thA194(M)2200
18thB12882401
19thB12871200
20thB12941100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2013

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 332.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2013

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2013: 109.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years