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Sutton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2007, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2006 (513), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2007
449
Down 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
589
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2007

0.4% of collisions in Sutton in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight51988%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2007 is highlighted, with 449, down 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 449
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.4%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July42 (9.4%)
  • August44 (9.8%)
  • September42 (9.4%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November36 (8%)
  • December34 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (73%)
  • Wet or damp110 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph432 (96%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (60%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (12%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (62%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (75%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 149th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2007

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2007, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2007

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2007: 71, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232719804
2ndB2230395106
3rdA24364203
4thA217355206
5thA237303904
6thB278293309
7thB271253303
8thA2043222807
9thB272101200
10thA202291401
11thB2797801
12thB2776800
13thA2973300
14thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2007

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2007: 425.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2007

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2007: 101.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years