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Sutton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1996, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (655), and casualties fell from 782.

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

Collisions in 1996
660
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
754
Down 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Sutton in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight54182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious11415%
  • Slight63084%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1996 is highlighted, with 660, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 660
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.2%)
  • February51 (7.7%)
  • March59 (8.9%)
  • April52 (7.9%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June53 (8%)
  • July52 (7.9%)
  • August59 (8.9%)
  • September53 (8%)
  • October69 (10%)
  • November63 (9.5%)
  • December39 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (79%)
  • Wet or damp127 (19%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph599 (91%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway592 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (55%)
  • Pedestrian125 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (12%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (23%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.9%)
  • Over 7530 (4%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (60%)
  • Passenger175 (23%)
  • Pedestrian125 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car908 (77%)
  • Motorcycle98 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Sutton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sutton ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 124th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1996

The A217 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1996: 68, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2176890413
2ndA2326370012
3rdB2230596407
4thA237566415
5thB271353703
6thB278344519
7thA2043313204
8thA24293608
9thB272232602
10thB279161703
11thA2022111101
12thB22187800
13thB2776601
14thA2973301
15thB2831101

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1996

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1996: 616.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1996

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1996: 138.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years