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Sutton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2012, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (407), and casualties fell from 534.

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

Collisions in 2012
380
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
491
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Sutton in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight33889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious408.1%
  • Slight44991%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2012 is highlighted, with 380, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 380
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February35 (9.2%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May37 (9.7%)
  • June37 (9.7%)
  • July22 (5.8%)
  • August21 (5.5%)
  • September35 (9.2%)
  • October26 (6.8%)
  • November37 (9.7%)
  • December30 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (75%)
  • Wet or damp87 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph374 (98%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (91%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 35101 (21%)
  • 36 to 4582 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (64%)
  • Passenger105 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 134th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2012

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2012, with 47 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2012

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2012: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232455305
2ndB2230345505
3rdA237324104
4thB278293924
5thA24273801
6thA2043263003
7thA217212802
8thB271172103
9thB272152301
10thA20223400
11thB2773500
12thA2972200
13thB2792201

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2012

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2012: 361.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2012

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2012: 83.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years