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Sunderland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2019, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (401), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 2019
422
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
542
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2019

2.4% of collisions in Sunderland in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight32878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight44181%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 422, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 422
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June30 (7.1%)
  • July32 (7.6%)
  • August38 (9%)
  • September41 (9.7%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November59 (14%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (68%)
  • Wet or damp127 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph310 (73%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (22%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (58%)
  • Pedestrian98 (18%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.2%)
  • Over 7532 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (56%)
  • Passenger141 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 86th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2019

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2019, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2019

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2019: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183294003
2ndA1231273424
3rdA1018232903
4thA690233524
5thA19213524
6thA182192402
7thB1405131612
8thA1290101202
9thB12848913
10thB15228900
11thA105261102
12thA1956800
13thB12866701
14thB12914500
15thA194(M)3400
16thB12602301
17thB12852602
18thB12882201
19thB12942301
20thB14042400

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2019

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 227.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2019

SR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2019: 70.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years