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Sutton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2018, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (433), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 2018
407
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
508
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Sutton in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight34084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight43886%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2018 is highlighted, with 407, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.6%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March40 (9.8%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May35 (8.6%)
  • June27 (6.6%)
  • July34 (8.4%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October32 (7.9%)
  • November25 (6.1%)
  • December36 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (78%)
  • Wet or damp82 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph347 (85%)
  • 40 mph41 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (57%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (71%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 89th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2018

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2018, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2018

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2018: 47, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232476316
2ndA217436015
3rdA237324305
4thB2230293605
5thA2043263007
6thA24242702
7thB271222402
8thB278202003
9thB272121401
10thB277111503
11thB2796602
12thA20224400
13thA2972600
14thB22182401
15thA11100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2018

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2018: 390.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2018

SM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2018: 90.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2018, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years