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Sutton road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 933 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1979, and 1,162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,857 collisions in Sutton.

Collisions in 1979
933
Casualties in 1979
1,162
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1979

1.1% of collisions in Sutton in 1979 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious889.4%
  • Slight83589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious927.9%
  • Slight1,06091%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1979 is highlighted, with 933.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday149 (16%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday146 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.3%)
  • February60 (6.4%)
  • March85 (9.1%)
  • April65 (7%)
  • May73 (7.8%)
  • June82 (8.8%)
  • July81 (8.7%)
  • August53 (5.7%)
  • September83 (8.9%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November112 (12%)
  • December87 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight638 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds164 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other748 (80%)

Road surface

  • Dry646 (69%)
  • Wet or damp255 (27%)
  • Snow32 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph838 (90%)
  • 40 mph94 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded711 (76%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (23%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)
  • Cyclist112 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1059 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15102 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20283 (24%)
  • 21 to 25117 (10%)
  • 26 to 35168 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded73 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider706 (61%)
  • Passenger256 (22%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,084 (66%)
  • Motorcycle273 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Sutton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 88th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1979

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1979: 128, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23212814709
2ndA21782107213
3rdB2230769118
4thA237596704
5thA24506114
6thA2043445604
7thB271384914
8thB278385703
9thB272253100
10thA2022192301
11thB277192412
12thB279111301
13thA2978900
14thB2803300
15thB2833401
16thA3272210
17thB22182300
18thA211100
19thA2221100

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years