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Sutton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Sutton in 2024, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (355), and casualties rose from 411.

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

Collisions in 2024
362
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
444
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sutton in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Sutton in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 16% in Sutton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight29983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight37885%

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 971 in 1983. 2024 is highlighted, with 362, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 362
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April30 (8.3%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June34 (9.4%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August34 (9.4%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November33 (9.1%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (72%)
  • Wet or damp82 (23%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph136 (38%)
  • 30 mph207 (57%)
  • 40 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sutton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (17%)
  • Cyclist52 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (65%)
  • Passenger80 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (65%)
  • Motorcycle93 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sutton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sutton had the 78th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sutton in 2024

Sutton Central, Sutton, SM1 4AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sutton in 2024, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sutton with the most crashes in 2024

The A232 had the most collisions in Sutton in 2024: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sutton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA232384705
2ndB2230334403
3rdA237313218
4thA24242803
5thA217212803
6thB278192002
7thA2043111402
8thB271111402
9thB272101203
10thA202271302
11thB2796701
12thB2775600
13thB22181100
14thB2831100

Towns in Sutton: crashes in 2024

Sutton, Sutton had the most collisions of any town in Sutton in 2024: 342.

Postcode districts in Sutton: crashes in 2024

SM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sutton in 2024: 83.

Latest crashes in Sutton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Sutton in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Sutton road accidents in other years