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Sutton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2016, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2015 (322), and casualties rose from 372.

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

Collisions in 2016
350
Up 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
426
Up 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2016

0.3% of collisions in Sutton in 2016 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious298.3%
  • Slight32091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious296.8%
  • Slight39693%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2016 is highlighted, with 350, up 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 350
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February32 (9.1%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June32 (9.1%)
  • July18 (5.1%)
  • August16 (4.6%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October22 (6.3%)
  • November50 (14%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (77%)
  • Wet or damp73 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph337 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (85%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (52%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (63%)
  • Passenger85 (20%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (71%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 143rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2016

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2016, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2016

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2016: 42, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232425601
2ndA237303801
3rdA217273603
4thA24243001
5thB278222301
6thB2230192012
7thA2043172301
8thB272172304
9thB271131604
10thA20225800
11thA2974500
12thB2794500
13thB2773300
14thB22181200
15thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2016

Sutton, Sutton had 332 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2016

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2016: 80.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years