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Sutton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2023, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2022 (394), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2023
355
Down 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
411
Down 15% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Sutton in 2023 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight29182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight34383%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2023 is highlighted, with 355, down 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 355
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March39 (11%)
  • April35 (9.9%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September31 (8.7%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (70%)
  • Wet or damp75 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (7.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (19%)
  • 30 mph264 (74%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (21%)
  • 36 to 4572 (18%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (71%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Passenger59 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (66%)
  • Motorcycle107 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 88th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2023

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2023, with 41 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2023

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2023: 42, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232425808
2ndA237283103
3rdB2230283205
4thA217243304
5thB271212103
6thB278202505
7thA24161803
8thB272111201
9thA2043101102
10thB2796602
11thA20223300
12thB2773300
13thB22181101

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2023

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2023: 346.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2023

SM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2023: 89.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years