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Sutton road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 873 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1981, and 1,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (931), and casualties fell from 1,192.

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

Collisions in 1981
873
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,129
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1981

1% of collisions in Sutton in 1981 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight76087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight99488%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1981 is highlighted, with 873, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (12%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday140 (16%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7%)
  • February74 (8.5%)
  • March79 (9%)
  • April69 (7.9%)
  • May70 (8%)
  • June72 (8.2%)
  • July71 (8.1%)
  • August56 (6.4%)
  • September78 (8.9%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November90 (10%)
  • December64 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight612 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds148 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other715 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (70%)
  • Wet or damp239 (27%)
  • Snow23 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph788 (90%)
  • 40 mph83 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded576 (66%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (23%)
  • Pedestrian222 (20%)
  • Cyclist94 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15104 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20291 (26%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35151 (13%)
  • 36 to 4585 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded49 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider675 (60%)
  • Passenger232 (21%)
  • Pedestrian222 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,008 (65%)
  • Motorcycle276 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Sutton ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 92nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1981

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1981: 132, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232132166116
2ndA21784123115
3rdB2230698206
4thA2376288210
5thA2043475304
6thB2784764010
7thA24465326
8thB271374602
9thB272253402
10thA2022193103
11thB279111302
12thB28391300
13thB2778900
14thB221761102
15thA2712400
16thB2282200
17thA20421100
18thA2221100
19thA231200
20thA2311110

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years