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Sutton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2011, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2010 (389), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 2011
407
Up 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
534
Up 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2011

1% of collisions in Sutton in 2011 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious389.3%
  • Slight36590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious417.7%
  • Slight48992%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2011 is highlighted, with 407, up 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 407
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.7%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March39 (9.6%)
  • April36 (8.8%)
  • May23 (5.7%)
  • June38 (9.3%)
  • July34 (8.4%)
  • August32 (7.9%)
  • September30 (7.4%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (79%)
  • Wet or damp87 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph388 (95%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (87%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7527 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (66%)
  • Passenger119 (22%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (72%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 125th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2011

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2011, with 44 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2011

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2011: 52, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232526414
2ndB2230435302
3rdA237385123
4thA217335313
5thA24233401
6thA2043192602
7thB271192402
8thB278171800
9thA2022101403
10thB27291001
11thB2796601
12thB2774601
13thA2973900
14thB22183301

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2011

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2011: 385.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2011

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2011: 97.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years