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Sutton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1987, and 976 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (842), and casualties fell from 1,079.

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

Collisions in 1987
777
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
976
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Sutton in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious20126%
  • Slight56773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious22823%
  • Slight73976%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1987 is highlighted, with 777, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday132 (17%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.7%)
  • February64 (8.2%)
  • March67 (8.6%)
  • April61 (7.9%)
  • May65 (8.4%)
  • June66 (8.5%)
  • July59 (7.6%)
  • August60 (7.7%)
  • September51 (6.6%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December65 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight538 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded56 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (68%)
  • Wet or damp232 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph727 (94%)
  • 40 mph49 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (18%)
  • Pedestrian145 (15%)
  • Cyclist86 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20200 (20%)
  • 21 to 25160 (16%)
  • 26 to 35143 (15%)
  • 36 to 45102 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (62%)
  • Passenger222 (23%)
  • Pedestrian145 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,007 (70%)
  • Motorcycle180 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 98th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1987

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1987: 76, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2327693018
2ndA2377084214
3rdA2976680224
4thA2175988214
5thB271516718
6thA244965112
7thB2784863010
8thA2043313409
9thB272222807
10thB277121304
11thA2022111415
12thB279101304
13thB22186701
14thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1987

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1987: 740.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1987

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1987: 177.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years