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Sutton road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2009, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2008 (458), and casualties fell from 564.

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

Collisions in 2009
388
Down 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
483
Down 14% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Sutton in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight33586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight42688%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2009 is highlighted, with 388, down 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 388
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February34 (8.8%)
  • March37 (9.5%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September26 (6.7%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December21 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (7.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (80%)
  • Wet or damp68 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (93%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (55%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (64%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (72%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 153rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2009

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2009, with 46 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2009

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2009: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232465905
2ndB2230374607
3rdA217364425
4thA24294002
5thB271283102
6thA237232516
7thB278222702
8thA2043151505
9thB279101700
10thB27291101
11thB22185500
12thB2773401
13thA2971100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2009

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2009: 374.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2009

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2009: 89.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years