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Sutton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2021, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (319), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 2021
354
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
436
Up 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2021

0.3% of collisions in Sutton in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight29884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight37285%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2021 is highlighted, with 354, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 354
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.5%)
  • February14 (4%)
  • March19 (5.4%)
  • April34 (9.6%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July34 (9.6%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September41 (12%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (75%)
  • Wet or damp78 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (19%)
  • 30 mph265 (75%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2039 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (68%)
  • Passenger88 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (62%)
  • Motorcycle104 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sutton ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 82nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2021

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2021, with 40 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2021

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2021: 42, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2324247010
2ndB2230273401
3rdA237252704
4thA217202901
5thA24193401
6thB271192103
7thB278182813
8thA2043172401
9thB272161805
10thB2776802
11thB2796701
12thA20222201
13thA2972400
14thB22181100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2021

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2021: 337.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2021

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2021: 78.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2021, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years