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Sutton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 832 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1984, and 1,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1983 (971), and casualties fell from 1,211.

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

Collisions in 1984
832
Down 14% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,011
Down 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Sutton in 1984 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight67681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious14414%
  • Slight84684%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1984 is highlighted, with 832, down 14% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (14%)
  • Friday148 (18%)
  • Saturday133 (16%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.7%)
  • February56 (6.7%)
  • March70 (8.4%)
  • April61 (7.3%)
  • May75 (9%)
  • June71 (8.5%)
  • July71 (8.5%)
  • August50 (6%)
  • September64 (7.7%)
  • October85 (10%)
  • November82 (9.9%)
  • December83 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds632 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (69%)
  • Wet or damp237 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph765 (92%)
  • 40 mph65 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway742 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist234 (23%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)
  • Cyclist92 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1588 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20231 (23%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (13%)
  • 36 to 4595 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.9%)
  • Over 7535 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider624 (62%)
  • Passenger202 (20%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (70%)
  • Motorcycle237 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Sutton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sutton ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 97th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1984

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1984: 103, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232103121318
2ndA2176797512
3rdB2716578013
4thA2976378011
5thA237587039
6thB278515717
7thA24485315
8thA2043384414
9thB272222603
10thB279161701
11thB277111402
12thA202291000
13thB2832201
14thB22181200

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1984

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1984: 800.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1984

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1984: 205.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years