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Sutton road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2002, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2001 (653), and casualties fell from 829.

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

Collisions in 2002
538
Down 18% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
664
Down 20% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Sutton in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight44583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight56685%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2002 is highlighted, with 538, down 18% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 538
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (18%)
  • Tuesday92 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (12%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.9%)
  • February34 (6.3%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April54 (10%)
  • May51 (9.5%)
  • June38 (7.1%)
  • July48 (8.9%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September45 (8.4%)
  • October45 (8.4%)
  • November53 (9.9%)
  • December35 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (78%)
  • Wet or damp116 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph502 (93%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (20%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35151 (23%)
  • 36 to 4597 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.4%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (64%)
  • Passenger155 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (70%)
  • Motorcycle131 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 138th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2002

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2002, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2002

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2002: 54, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232546209
2ndA237496217
3rdB2230485414
4thA217476318
5thA24435107
6thA2043314003
7thB271313904
8thB278263306
9thB272141900
10thB277141504
11thA202291402
12thB2795912
13thB22182201
14thB2832200

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2002

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2002: 512.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2002

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2002: 115.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years