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Sunderland road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Sunderland in 2025, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (335), and casualties rose from 424.

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

Collisions in 2025
332
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
430
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Sunderland in 2025

2.1% of collisions in Sunderland in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Sunderland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight34680%

Sunderland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sunderland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,044 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 332, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 332
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.7%)
  • February33 (9.9%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August12 (3.6%)
  • September25 (7.5%)
  • October32 (9.6%)
  • November30 (9%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (78%)
  • Wet or damp65 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (14%)
  • 30 mph199 (60%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout45 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sunderland in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (51%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (54%)
  • Passenger123 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sunderland in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sunderland had the 91st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sunderland in 2025

Deptford & Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 3JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sunderland in 2025, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sunderland with the most crashes in 2025

The A1231 had the most collisions in Sunderland in 2025: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sunderland, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1231263114
2ndA183223107
3rdA19192933
4thA182152304
5thB1286121913
6thB1405121704
7thA690111212
8thA1018102002
9thA1957811
10thB15227901
11thA12904601
12thB12844401
13thB12914400
14thB12943601
15thA10522200
16thB12852200
17thB12882300
18thB14042301
19thA194(M)1100
20thB12931200

Towns in Sunderland: crashes in 2025

Sunderland itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 182.

Postcode districts in Sunderland: crashes in 2025

SR5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sunderland in 2025: 58.

Latest crashes in Sunderland in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Sunderland in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Sunderland road accidents in other years