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Sunderland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2015, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (573), and casualties fell from 793.

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

Collisions in 2015
531
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
748
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Sunderland in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight46788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious689.1%
  • Slight67791%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 531, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.3%)
  • February44 (8.3%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May25 (4.7%)
  • June48 (9%)
  • July43 (8.1%)
  • August49 (9.2%)
  • September38 (7.2%)
  • October68 (13%)
  • November42 (7.9%)
  • December51 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (70%)
  • Wet or damp152 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph388 (73%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph72 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (24%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (67%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (7%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (11%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (20%)
  • 36 to 45109 (15%)
  • 46 to 55116 (16%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (60%)
  • Passenger212 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach46 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 74th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2015

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2015, with 54 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2015

The A19 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2015: 46, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19467006
2ndA1231425903
3rdA183374901
4thA690326213
5thA182264003
6thA1018243702
7thB1405152401
8thB1284111600
9thA129091702
10thB12919902
11thB128681201
12thB15228801
13thA10526700
14thA1956802
15thB14046703
16thA194(M)4500
17thB12883500
18thB12852300
19thB12942400

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2015

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 299.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2015

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2015: 95.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years