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Sutton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2015, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (367), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 2015
322
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
372
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
5.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Sutton in 2015 were fatal and 5.3% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious175.3%
  • Slight30294%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious184.8%
  • Slight35094%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2015 is highlighted, with 322, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 322
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (19%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February25 (7.8%)
  • March31 (9.6%)
  • April26 (8.1%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July31 (9.6%)
  • August19 (5.9%)
  • September26 (8.1%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (82%)
  • Wet or damp56 (17%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph320 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (52%)
  • Pedestrian74 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7521 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (66%)
  • Pedestrian74 (20%)
  • Passenger53 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (72%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sutton ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 159th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2015

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2015, with 47 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2015

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2015: 45, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232455302
2ndA237262702
3rdA217233312
4thB2230232601
5thB278202202
6thA24192302
7thA2043121200
8thB271121900
9thB2728800
10thA20225810
11thB2775500
12thB2793400
13thA2971100
14thB22181100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2015

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2015: 304.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2015

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2015, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years