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Sutton road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 812 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1985, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (832), and casualties rose from 1,011.

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

Collisions in 1985
812
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,016
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Sutton in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious21226%
  • Slight58872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious24524%
  • Slight75975%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1985 is highlighted, with 812, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (12%)
  • Wednesday119 (15%)
  • Thursday135 (17%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (12%)
  • Sunday103 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.3%)
  • February60 (7.4%)
  • March71 (8.7%)
  • April66 (8.1%)
  • May81 (10%)
  • June73 (9%)
  • July55 (6.8%)
  • August56 (6.9%)
  • September54 (6.7%)
  • October89 (11%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December61 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds650 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (70%)
  • Wet or damp218 (27%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph731 (90%)
  • 40 mph81 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (19%)
  • Pedestrian176 (17%)
  • Cyclist94 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1053 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20248 (24%)
  • 21 to 25134 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded62 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (60%)
  • Passenger230 (23%)
  • Pedestrian176 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,034 (70%)
  • Motorcycle191 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Sutton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sutton ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 95th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1985

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1985: 93, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23293107125
2ndA21779106322
3rdA2976286118
4thB2785863013
5thA2375372111
6thB271536618
7thA245263112
8thA2043374509
9thB272293607
10thB277151615
11thA2022141804
12thB2797804
13thB2833311
14thB22181101

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1985

Sutton, Sutton had 784 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1985

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1985: 212.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years