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Sutton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2005, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (494), and casualties fell from 612.

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

Collisions in 2005
510
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
606
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Sutton in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight44788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight54089%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2005 is highlighted, with 510, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 510
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9%)
  • February29 (5.7%)
  • March43 (8.4%)
  • April43 (8.4%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August37 (7.3%)
  • September31 (6.1%)
  • October43 (8.4%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December50 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (76%)
  • Wet or damp122 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph498 (98%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (92%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (15%)
  • Pedestrian87 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.5%)
  • Over 7528 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded46 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (66%)
  • Passenger120 (20%)
  • Pedestrian87 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (74%)
  • Motorcycle93 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach44 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sutton ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 133rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2005

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2005, with 54 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2005

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2005: 62, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232626617
2ndB2230496019
3rdA24374605
4thA2373546010
5thA217334402
6thA2043313403
7thB278293303
8thB271253302
9thB272131701
10thB27791001
11thB2799901
12thA202271200
13thA2971100
14thB22181100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2005

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2005: 478.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2005

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2005: 130.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Sutton road accidents in other years