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Sutton road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2020, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2019 (442), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 2020
319
Down 28% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
378
Down 29% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2020

1.9% of collisions in Sutton in 2020 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight26282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32185%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2020 is highlighted, with 319, down 28% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 319
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (12%)
  • February25 (7.8%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April12 (3.8%)
  • May19 (6%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (71%)
  • Wet or damp77 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (13%)
  • 30 mph249 (78%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (18%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (26%)
  • 36 to 4567 (18%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (70%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Passenger52 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (66%)
  • Motorcycle76 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 84th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2020

St Helier West, Sutton, SM5 1AJ area, Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area and Sutton West & East Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2DW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Sutton in 2020, with 25 collisions each.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2020

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2020: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232435306
2ndA217263822
3rdA237222502
4thA24192425
5thB2230171901
6thB278141701
7thB272121703
8thB271111204
9thA2043101004
10thB2798800
11thA202271001
12thA2973301
13thB22182201
14thB2772200
15thA2361100
16thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2020

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2020: 304.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2020

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2020: 88.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years