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Sutton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1991, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (873), and casualties fell from 1,043.

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

Collisions in 1991
801
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
949
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Sutton in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious15720%
  • Slight63379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious16718%
  • Slight77181%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1991 is highlighted, with 801, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 801
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (15%)
  • Wednesday144 (18%)
  • Thursday116 (14%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.7%)
  • February58 (7.2%)
  • March65 (8.1%)
  • April78 (9.7%)
  • May73 (9.1%)
  • June60 (7.5%)
  • July63 (7.9%)
  • August60 (7.5%)
  • September65 (8.1%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November67 (8.4%)
  • December70 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight603 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds669 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (75%)
  • Wet or damp177 (22%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph736 (92%)
  • 40 mph64 (8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway722 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (49%)
  • Pedestrian190 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (13%)
  • Cyclist97 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1582 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20168 (18%)
  • 21 to 25140 (15%)
  • 26 to 35171 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded57 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (20%)
  • Pedestrian190 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,058 (73%)
  • Motorcycle135 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 92nd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1991

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1991: 93, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23293112314
2ndB22307586014
3rdA2176891314
4thA2376578010
5thA246068214
6thB271525808
7thB2784253012
8thA2043334105
9thB272213307
10thA2022141613
11thB221891703
12thB2779901
13thB2835501
14thB2794403
15thA2972201

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1991

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1991: 764.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1991

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1991: 175.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years