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Sutton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 873 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1990, and 1,043 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (855), and casualties rose from 1,007.

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

Collisions in 1990
873
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,043
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1990

0.6% of collisions in Sutton in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious17120%
  • Slight69780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious18918%
  • Slight84981%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1990 is highlighted, with 873, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday126 (14%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.7%)
  • February68 (7.8%)
  • March84 (9.6%)
  • April83 (9.5%)
  • May75 (8.6%)
  • June68 (7.8%)
  • July80 (9.2%)
  • August64 (7.3%)
  • September67 (7.7%)
  • October70 (8%)
  • November77 (8.8%)
  • December70 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight666 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds747 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry660 (76%)
  • Wet or damp209 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph794 (91%)
  • 40 mph78 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway779 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (51%)
  • Pedestrian195 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (14%)
  • Cyclist89 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1581 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20214 (21%)
  • 21 to 25157 (15%)
  • 26 to 35165 (16%)
  • 36 to 45108 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.8%)
  • Over 7539 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (59%)
  • Passenger232 (22%)
  • Pedestrian195 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,151 (73%)
  • Motorcycle155 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Sutton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Sutton ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 95th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1990

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1990: 77, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2327786016
2ndA2977281012
3rdA2176996018
4thA245971015
5thA2375870112
6thB278496109
7thB271475206
8thA2043394908
9thB272283505
10thA2022162104
11thB277141412
12thB279101102
13thB22305601
14thB2834702
15thB22183301

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1990

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1990: 833.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1990

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1990: 190.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1990, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years