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Sutton road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 931 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1980, and 1,192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (933), and casualties rose from 1,162.

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

Collisions in 1980
931
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,192
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Sutton in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious12814%
  • Slight78785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious14212%
  • Slight1,03387%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1980 is highlighted, with 931, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday133 (14%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday174 (19%)
  • Saturday125 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8.3%)
  • February85 (9.1%)
  • March98 (11%)
  • April62 (6.7%)
  • May75 (8.1%)
  • June81 (8.7%)
  • July80 (8.6%)
  • August70 (7.5%)
  • September72 (7.7%)
  • October74 (7.9%)
  • November76 (8.2%)
  • December81 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight595 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds151 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other779 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry666 (72%)
  • Wet or damp249 (27%)
  • Snow14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph842 (90%)
  • 40 mph88 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout28 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded693 (74%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (22%)
  • Pedestrian231 (19%)
  • Cyclist94 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20295 (25%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (14%)
  • 36 to 45116 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider693 (58%)
  • Passenger268 (22%)
  • Pedestrian231 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,111 (67%)
  • Motorcycle270 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Sutton ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 84th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1980

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1980: 113, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232113140310
2ndA21794116316
3rdB2230658103
4thA2375783112
5thA2043495505
6thA24485408
7thB2714661110
8thB278455209
9thB272366315
10thB277142201
11thA2022132213
12thB2796701
13thB2744501
14thA2393611
15thA2973400
16thB22183300
17thB22363301
18thB2803300
19thB2832200
20thA20451100

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years