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Sunderland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2022, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (325), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 2022
322
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
406
Down 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2022

2.2% of collisions in Sunderland in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight33081%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 322, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 322
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February30 (9.3%)
  • March34 (11%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May29 (9%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August19 (5.9%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October26 (8.1%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (12%)
  • 30 mph212 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (5%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph30 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (17%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (52%)
  • Pedestrian91 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (54%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (71%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 106th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2022

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2022, with 36 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2022

The A183 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2022: 27, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA183273313
2ndA1231193012
3rdA690182507
4thA1018141615
5thA182121504
6thA19122102
7thA1290111701
8thB140571002
9thB12915602
10thB15225603
11thA194(M)4600
12thA1954600
13thB12844701
14thB12864400
15thB12944700
16thB12883401
17thA10522200
18thA10811101
19thA1841101
20thB12851200

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2022

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 178.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2022

SR4 and SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2022, with 51 each.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years