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Sutton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2010, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009 (388), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2010
389
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
481
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Sutton in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious479.8%
  • Slight43290%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2010 is highlighted, with 389, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 389
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April32 (8.2%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June36 (9.3%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August31 (8%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (77%)
  • Wet or damp73 (19%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph379 (97%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (89%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (19%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (66%)
  • Passenger94 (20%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (72%)
  • Motorcycle74 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 142nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2010

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2010, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2010

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2010: 52, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232526105
2ndA24344506
3rdB2230314203
4thA237293804
5thA217243206
6thB271232500
7thB272172001
8thB278141711
9thA2043101602
10thB279101201
11thB2778800
12thA20225600
13thB22182300
14thB2832300
15thA2971100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2010

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2010: 368.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2010

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years