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Sutton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2008, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2007 (449), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 2008
458
Up 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
564
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Sutton in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight39486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight49087%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2008 is highlighted, with 458, up 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 458
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February41 (9%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May44 (9.6%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July33 (7.2%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September43 (9.4%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November31 (6.8%)
  • December29 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (78%)
  • Wet or damp99 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph454 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (90%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (17%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (18%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (68%)
  • Passenger98 (17%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (73%)
  • Motorcycle98 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 133rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2008

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2008, with 52 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2008

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2008: 75, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232759217
2ndA237364206
3rdA243548010
4thB2230354204
5thA217344302
6thB271273307
7thA2043222905
8thB272222402
9thB278212804
10thB27971403
11thA20223400
12thB22183401
13thB2773400
14thA2971100
15thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2008

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2008: 440.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2008

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2008: 98.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years