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Sutton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1998, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (712), and casualties fell from 867.

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

Collisions in 1998
683
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
850
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Sutton in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight56382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious13216%
  • Slight71584%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1998 is highlighted, with 683, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (17%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday100 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.6%)
  • February57 (8.3%)
  • March53 (7.8%)
  • April40 (5.9%)
  • May59 (8.6%)
  • June76 (11%)
  • July56 (8.2%)
  • August46 (6.7%)
  • September62 (9.1%)
  • October70 (10%)
  • November58 (8.5%)
  • December61 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (73%)
  • Wet or damp181 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph632 (93%)
  • 40 mph49 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (57%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (13%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (13%)
  • 21 to 2592 (11%)
  • 26 to 35198 (23%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 7535 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (64%)
  • Passenger188 (22%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (75%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 118th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1998

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1998: 89, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23289107016
2ndB22307796014
3rdA237566717
4thA2175471011
5thB271435708
6thA24415205
7thB2783847011
8thA2043303413
9thB272223107
10thB279151602
11thB221881203
12thA202271201
13thB27771002
14thA2971100
15thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1998

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1998: 642.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1998

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1998: 160.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years