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Sutton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 722 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1988, and 855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1987 (777), and casualties fell from 976.

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

Collisions in 1988
722
Down 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
855
Down 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1988

1% of collisions in Sutton in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious19026%
  • Slight52573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious20524%
  • Slight64375%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1988 is highlighted, with 722, down 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 722
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday124 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (17%)
  • Sunday67 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (11%)
  • February48 (6.6%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April62 (8.6%)
  • May54 (7.5%)
  • June50 (6.9%)
  • July58 (8%)
  • August44 (6.1%)
  • September59 (8.2%)
  • October81 (11%)
  • November65 (9%)
  • December68 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (73%)
  • Wet or damp193 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph675 (93%)
  • 40 mph47 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway665 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (51%)
  • Pedestrian176 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Cyclist68 (8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8%)
  • 16 to 20159 (19%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35137 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (56%)
  • Passenger196 (23%)
  • Pedestrian176 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car944 (73%)
  • Motorcycle122 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 115th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1988

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1988: 92, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23292112221
2ndA2975968015
3rdA2175562022
4thA2375462315
5thA243947110
6thB2783744010
7thB271324309
8thA2043273003
9thB272152303
10thA2022121501
11thB277121300
12thB279101204
13thB22187901

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1988

Sutton, Sutton had 686 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1988

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1988: 178.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years