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Sutton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2017, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2016 (350), and casualties rose from 426.

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

Collisions in 2017
433
Up 24% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
532
Up 25% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2017

0.2% of collisions in Sutton in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight37587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight47189%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2017 is highlighted, with 433, up 24% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 433
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April26 (6%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July43 (9.9%)
  • August30 (6.9%)
  • September36 (8.3%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November42 (9.7%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (76%)
  • Wet or damp85 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph390 (90%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (50%)
  • Pedestrian115 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (10%)
  • 21 to 2555 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (21%)
  • 36 to 45101 (19%)
  • 46 to 5575 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (61%)
  • Pedestrian115 (22%)
  • Passenger92 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (69%)
  • Motorcycle76 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 88th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2017

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2017, with 49 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2017

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2017: 54, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232547215
2ndA237385006
3rdA24354105
4thA217314402
5thB2230303703
6thA2043294506
7thB278262801
8thB271182001
9thB272111303
10thB2775801
11thB2794401
12thB22183301
13thA2972200
14thA20221100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2017

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2017: 420.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2017

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2017: 98.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years