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Sutton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 663 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 1999, and 821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (683), and casualties fell from 850.

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

Collisions in 1999
663
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
821
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Sutton in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight56986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9912%
  • Slight71487%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 1999 is highlighted, with 663, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (12%)
  • Tuesday121 (18%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday101 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.4%)
  • February41 (6.2%)
  • March58 (8.7%)
  • April49 (7.4%)
  • May57 (8.6%)
  • June63 (9.5%)
  • July44 (6.6%)
  • August49 (7.4%)
  • September56 (8.4%)
  • October59 (8.9%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December57 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight484 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (80%)
  • Wet or damp125 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph626 (94%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway592 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (57%)
  • Pedestrian122 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (13%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (13%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35177 (22%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.3%)
  • Over 7531 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (60%)
  • Passenger206 (25%)
  • Pedestrian122 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car907 (76%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 118th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 1999

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 1999: 76, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232769506
2ndB2230668005
3rdA2176384012
4thA2375571012
5thA24485622
6thB271476216
7thB278394907
8thB272303917
9thA2043242703
10thB277101301
11thA2976701
12thB2796601
13thA20222300
14thB22182200

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 1999

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 1999: 620.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 1999

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 1999: 145.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years