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Sutton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2019, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2018 (407), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 2019
442
Up 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
530
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Sutton in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight37886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight46287%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2019 is highlighted, with 442, up 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 442
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February39 (8.8%)
  • March42 (9.5%)
  • April32 (7.2%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July34 (7.7%)
  • August32 (7.2%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October42 (9.5%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (72%)
  • Wet or damp107 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (11%)
  • 30 mph370 (84%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (50%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (16%)
  • Cyclist55 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (68%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Passenger84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (69%)
  • Motorcycle94 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 75th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2019

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2019, with 50 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2019

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2019: 57, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232576606
2ndA24385515
3rdB2230354106
4thA237273004
5thA217263303
6thA2043192216
7thB271192202
8thB278171902
9thB272141603
10thB2776601
11thB2796600
12thA20224601
13thA2973300

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2019

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2019: 424.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2019

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2019: 104.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years