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Sutton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2022, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (354), and casualties rose from 436.

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

Collisions in 2022
394
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
482
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2022

0.3% of collisions in Sutton in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight41185%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2022 is highlighted, with 394, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 394
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February37 (9.4%)
  • March27 (6.9%)
  • April33 (8.4%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July26 (6.6%)
  • August25 (6.3%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December34 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (74%)
  • Wet or damp83 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (20%)
  • 30 mph282 (72%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (17%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (22%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (67%)
  • Passenger85 (18%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (67%)
  • Motorcycle91 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 82nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2022

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2022, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2022

The A237 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2022: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237435204
2ndA217394603
3rdA232375103
4thB2230252802
5thA24212505
6thB271172304
7thA2043161904
8thB272141502
9thB278141703
10thA202271203
11thA2975702
12thB2774400
13thB2794400
14thB2831200

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2022

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2022: 380.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2022

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2022: 92.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years