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Sutton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 653 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2001, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (631), and casualties rose from 802.

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

Collisions in 2001
653
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
829
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Sutton in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight54784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10713%
  • Slight71786%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2001 is highlighted, with 653, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (10%)
  • February49 (7.5%)
  • March41 (6.3%)
  • April50 (7.7%)
  • May47 (7.2%)
  • June57 (8.7%)
  • July57 (8.7%)
  • August55 (8.4%)
  • September53 (8.1%)
  • October62 (9.5%)
  • November61 (9.3%)
  • December56 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (85%)
  • Wet or damp88 (13%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph597 (91%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (20%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20145 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35191 (23%)
  • 36 to 45120 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (64%)
  • Passenger200 (24%)
  • Pedestrian100 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car820 (71%)
  • Motorcycle164 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sutton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sutton ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 116th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2001

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2001, with 59 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2001

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2001: 86, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2328610818
2ndA217679316
3rdA237617419
4thB22305365010
5thA24445404
6thB278374818
7thB271304008
8thB272222805
9thA2043203004
10thB277131702
11thB279131700
12thA202281201
13thB22171200
14thB22181101

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2001

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2001: 613.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2001

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2001: 147.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years