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Sutton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1997, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (660), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 1997
712
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
867
Up 15% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1997

0.3% of collisions in Sutton in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10415%
  • Slight60685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious11313%
  • Slight75287%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1997 is highlighted, with 712, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8%)
  • February46 (6.5%)
  • March52 (7.3%)
  • April73 (10%)
  • May55 (7.7%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July65 (9.1%)
  • August52 (7.3%)
  • September62 (8.7%)
  • October51 (7.2%)
  • November70 (9.8%)
  • December58 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry525 (74%)
  • Wet or damp180 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph664 (93%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (59%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (13%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35177 (20%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7533 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (63%)
  • Passenger205 (24%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car974 (76%)
  • Motorcycle121 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 112th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1997

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1997: 87, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23287107015
2ndA2176683010
3rdA2376680011
4thB2230556917
5thB278485909
6thA24405306
7thA2043323803
8thB272293703
9thB271273102
10thB277141401
11thA2022111300
12thB279101502
13thB221871000
14thB2834401

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1997

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1997: 671.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1997

SM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1997: 146.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1997.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years