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Sunderland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2017, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2016 (513), and casualties fell from 679.

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

Collisions in 2017
397
Down 23% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
518
Down 24% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2017

1% of collisions in Sunderland in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight31479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight43083%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 397, down 23% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 397
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (18%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February38 (9.6%)
  • March37 (9.3%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July30 (7.6%)
  • August37 (9.3%)
  • September38 (9.6%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November35 (8.8%)
  • December19 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (74%)
  • Wet or damp91 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph281 (71%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph53 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (20%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (56%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (17%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.2%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (57%)
  • Passenger133 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (75%)
  • Bus or coach48 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sunderland ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 103rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2017

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2017, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2017

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2017: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183283606
2ndA1231273106
3rdA182264513
4thA19254715
5thA1018243504
6thA690152204
7thB1286111602
8thA129081002
9thB12917702
10thB14057701
11thA10525600
12thA1954500
13thB12884600
14thB12944500
15thB12842201
16thB14042500
17thB15222301
18thA1841101
19thA194(M)1201
20thB12601101

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2017

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 225.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2017

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2017: 73.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years