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Sutton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2003, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (538), and casualties fell from 664.

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

Collisions in 2003
547
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
661
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Sutton in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10319%
  • Slight43880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11417%
  • Slight54182%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2003 is highlighted, with 547, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 547
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.4%)
  • February38 (6.9%)
  • March48 (8.8%)
  • April36 (6.6%)
  • May47 (8.6%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July52 (9.5%)
  • August47 (8.6%)
  • September40 (7.3%)
  • October40 (7.3%)
  • November49 (9%)
  • December48 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (86%)
  • Wet or damp72 (13%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph521 (95%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (54%)
  • Pedestrian115 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (17%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7532 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (60%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian115 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car693 (73%)
  • Motorcycle119 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sutton ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 131st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2003

Wallington North, Sutton, SM6 0BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2003, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2003

The A237 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2003: 66, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2376673117
2ndA232566618
3rdB2230526607
4thA2174653110
5thA244357115
6thB278303704
7thA2043262704
8thB271243303
9thB272202805
10thB277111401
11thB279101302
12thA20224500
13thB22184700
14thB2832200

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2003

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2003: 520.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2003

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2003: 125.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years