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Sutton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2004, and 612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2003 (547), and casualties fell from 661.

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

Collisions in 2004
494
Down 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
612
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Sutton in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight43388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6110%
  • Slight54890%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2004 is highlighted, with 494, down 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 494
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (18%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.7%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March31 (6.3%)
  • April32 (6.5%)
  • May35 (7.1%)
  • June42 (8.5%)
  • July34 (6.9%)
  • August46 (9.3%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November37 (7.5%)
  • December58 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (77%)
  • Wet or damp111 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph463 (94%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (53%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20108 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35102 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7529 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (60%)
  • Passenger139 (23%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (72%)
  • Motorcycle102 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 142nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2004

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2004, with 55 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2004

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2004: 64, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232648014
2ndB2230465403
3rdA237435106
4thA2174265010
5thA24344803
6thB278323515
7thB271222402
8thA2043172102
9thB272141501
10thB2778901
11thB27971502
12thA20224600
13thA2972200
14thB2832200
15thB22181100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2004

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2004: 470.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2004

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2004: 122.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years