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Sutton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,857 road traffic collisions in Sutton from 1979 to 2025, and 34,318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 268 were fatal and 4,470 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 306 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (362), and casualties fell from 444 to 361.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,857
105th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,318
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
268
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
306
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Sutton

1% of collisions in Sutton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2681%
  • Serious4,47016%
  • Slight23,11983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2740.8%
  • Serious4,87714%
  • Slight29,16785%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. In 2025 there were 306, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 306
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025306361
2024362444
2023355411
2022394482
2021354436
2020319378
2019442530
2018407508
2017433532
2016350426
2015322372
2014367420
2013392485
2012380491
2011407534
2010389481
2009388483
2008458564
2007449589
2006513640
2005510606
2004494612
2003547661
2002538664
2001653829
2000631802
1999663821
1998683850
1997712867
1996660754
1995655782
1994708893
1993714851
1992757938
1991801949
19908731,043
19898551,007
1988722855
1987777976
19868421,079
19858121,016
19848321,011
19839711,211
19829231,191
19818731,129
19809311,192
19799331,162

When and where crashes happen in Sutton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,887 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,131 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,239 (15%)
  • Thursday4,147 (15%)
  • Friday4,629 (17%)
  • Saturday3,949 (14%)
  • Sunday2,875 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59908 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59311 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,839 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,775 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,539 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,651 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,907 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,207 (7.9%)
  • February2,041 (7.3%)
  • March2,356 (8.5%)
  • April2,225 (8%)
  • May2,360 (8.5%)
  • June2,391 (8.6%)
  • July2,289 (8.2%)
  • August2,086 (7.5%)
  • September2,354 (8.5%)
  • October2,573 (9.2%)
  • November2,626 (9.4%)
  • December2,349 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,906 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,558 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown184 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit113 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,521 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,646 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds210 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds202 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds108 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist86 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2,601 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded476 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry20,703 (74%)
  • Wet or damp6,606 (24%)
  • Frost or ice262 (0.9%)
  • Snow134 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded132 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph607 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph25,314 (91%)
  • 40 mph1,896 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph22 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22,393 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway1,271 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1,062 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout887 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2,244 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Sutton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,707 (52%)
  • Pedestrian5,720 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist5,603 (16%)
  • Cyclist2,941 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,114 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant824 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant173 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)85 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant81 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5651 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101,208 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 152,319 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 205,800 (17%)
  • 21 to 254,240 (12%)
  • 26 to 356,098 (18%)
  • 36 to 454,305 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,074 (9%)
  • 56 to 652,094 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 751,465 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,245 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1,819 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,270 (62%)
  • Passenger7,328 (21%)
  • Pedestrian5,720 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35,966 (72%)
  • Motorcycle5,856 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle2,999 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,786 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,369 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes664 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car281 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle234 (0.5%)
  • Minibus68 (0.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other18 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Sutton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sutton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sutton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 105th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 104th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
102ndHarrow27,98934,0122504,266
103rdAberdeenshire27,93839,8301,2317,474
104thGateshead27,89938,4104074,555
105thSutton (this area)27,85734,3182684,470
106thTameside27,80636,6793334,096
107thEpping Forest27,73739,0185325,521
108thNorth East Lincolnshire27,45035,7342815,465

Accident hotspots in Sutton

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton, with 1,105 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton from 1979 to 2025: 3,351, including 32 fatal and 464 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2323,3514,12232464
2ndA2172,3823,20343422
3rdA2372,1362,60729369
4thB22301,8242,2108243
5thA241,7302,15320274
6thB2781,5871,93017282
7thB2711,3951,7097203
8thA20431,2391,4865201
9thB2729181,1975147
10thA2976247588136
11thB277410477471
12thB279398479273
13thA2022380512658
14thB2218133180026
15thB2837185111
16thB28091001
17thB221782002
18thB2745601
19thB2905602
20thA2394711

Towns in Sutton

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton from 1979 to 2025: 23,858.

Postcode districts in Sutton

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton from 1979 to 2025: 5,953.

Latest crashes in Sutton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Sutton, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity