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Sunderland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2016, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (531), and casualties fell from 748.

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

Collisions in 2016
513
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
679
Down 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2016

None of the collisions in Sunderland in 2016 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight43184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight59688%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 513, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.7%)
  • February48 (9.4%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April46 (9%)
  • May47 (9.2%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August34 (6.6%)
  • September37 (7.2%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November40 (7.8%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (70%)
  • Wet or damp141 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph379 (74%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph29 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph60 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (19%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (61%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 7532 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (56%)
  • Passenger207 (30%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 77th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2016

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2016, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2016

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2016: 42, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183425304
2ndA1231415706
3rdA19294704
4thA690283801
5thA182273406
6thA1018263301
7thB1405131703
8thA1290112000
9thB152291401
10thA19581600
11thB128681100
12thB12885701
13thA10523300
14thA194(M)2500
15thB12842201
16thB12852202
17thA10561101
18thA13001100
19thA21101
20thB12911100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2016

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 277.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2016

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2016: 94.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years