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Sutton road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 842 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1986, and 1,079 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (812), and casualties rose from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 1986
842
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,079
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Sutton in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious16820%
  • Slight66579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious18017%
  • Slight88982%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1986 is highlighted, with 842, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (16%)
  • Tuesday131 (16%)
  • Wednesday132 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (13%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.2%)
  • February65 (7.7%)
  • March56 (6.7%)
  • April77 (9.1%)
  • May93 (11%)
  • June57 (6.8%)
  • July61 (7.2%)
  • August69 (8.2%)
  • September63 (7.5%)
  • October76 (9%)
  • November76 (9%)
  • December80 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight571 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded73 (8.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (66%)
  • Wet or damp269 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph764 (91%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway735 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (52%)
  • Pedestrian207 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (15%)
  • Cyclist85 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1580 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20232 (22%)
  • 21 to 25163 (15%)
  • 26 to 35129 (12%)
  • 36 to 4591 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4%)
  • Over 7544 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (57%)
  • Passenger262 (24%)
  • Pedestrian207 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,071 (73%)
  • Motorcycle160 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 95th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1986

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1986: 106, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232106131122
2ndA2176995013
3rdA2976782115
4thA2375568117
5thA24517318
6thB271455509
7thB278444714
8thA2043374519
9thB272243808
10thA2022121602
11thB277121401
12thB2795502
13thB22183301
14thB2833300

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1986

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1986: 805.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1986

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1986: 218.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years