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Sutton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 855 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1989, and 1,007 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (722), and casualties rose from 855.

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

Collisions in 1989
855
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,007
Up 18% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1989

0.7% of collisions in Sutton in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious16820%
  • Slight68180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious18819%
  • Slight81381%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1989 is highlighted, with 855, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday132 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (17%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.6%)
  • February62 (7.3%)
  • March60 (7%)
  • April87 (10%)
  • May63 (7.4%)
  • June68 (8%)
  • July76 (8.9%)
  • August72 (8.4%)
  • September68 (8%)
  • October74 (8.7%)
  • November77 (9%)
  • December66 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight616 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds702 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry632 (74%)
  • Wet or damp215 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph791 (93%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway786 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (51%)
  • Pedestrian194 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (15%)
  • Cyclist91 (9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1582 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20206 (20%)
  • 21 to 25166 (16%)
  • 26 to 35179 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5545 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 7539 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded52 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (61%)
  • Passenger202 (20%)
  • Pedestrian194 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,123 (73%)
  • Motorcycle156 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 101st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1989

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1989: 105, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232105125124
2ndA2977890117
3rdA2176980013
4thA2375966012
5thA24496219
6thB278475609
7thA20434049111
8thB271353807
9thB272323603
10thA2022172003
11thB279101101
12thB2779902
13thB22188901
14thB2832201

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1989

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1989: 810.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1989

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1989: 201.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years