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Sunderland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2018, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (397), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 2018
401
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
529
Up 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Sunderland in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight32381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight44384%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 401, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 401
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.5%)
  • February50 (12%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April39 (9.7%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August22 (5.5%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (71%)
  • Wet or damp93 (23%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph287 (72%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (62%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (17%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7528 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (62%)
  • Passenger138 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 94th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2018

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2018, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2018

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2018: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183303902
2ndA182253006
3rdA1231202403
4thA19204104
5thA690192703
6thA1018162103
7thA19581201
8thB140581003
9thA12906811
10thB12866700
11thB12845501
12thB15224900
13thB12913401
14thA10522200
15thB12872601
16thB12882301
17thA1841100
18thA194(M)1100
19thB12941100
20thB14041100

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2018

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 224.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2018

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2018: 72.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years