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SM1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,961 road traffic collisions in the SM1 postcode district, Sutton, from 1982 to 2025, and 7,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 954 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (78).

Collisions since 1982
5,961
334th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,350
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
56 people killed
Serious collisions
954
1,055 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SM1

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal530.9%
  • Serious95416%
  • Slight4,95483%

What the data shows

  • SM1 had 846 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 954 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SM1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 786 children under 16 were killed or injured in SM1, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in SM1.

Where SM1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
334th
Most casualties
423rd
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
456th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday804 (13%)
  • Tuesday889 (15%)
  • Wednesday889 (15%)
  • Thursday872 (15%)
  • Friday992 (17%)
  • Saturday906 (15%)
  • Sunday609 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,224 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,665 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,446 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road743 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway482 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout224 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph151 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph5,056 (85%)
  • 40 mph751 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,915 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds712 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.4%)
  • Other73 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded111 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,658 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,267 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,106 (15%)
  • Cyclist573 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant475 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant162 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SM1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SM1, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SM1 peaked at 261 in 1982; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255670
20247893
202389104
202292107
20217898
20208894
2019104117
20188398
201798122
20168093
20157083
201496113
201399123
201283114
201197130
201098122
200989108
200898118
2007101139
2006123154
2005130151
2004122165
2003125152
2002115129
2001147189
2000136189
1999146182
1998160204
1997143180
1996139159
1995173203
1994188232
1993177195
1992193241
1991175214
1990190236
1989201231
1988179209
1987177226
1986218277
1985213265
1984206268
1983247316
1982261337

Map of recent crashes in SM1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SM1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SM1

The 24 most recent collisions in SM1 happened between 31 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SM1

The B2230 has the most collisions in SM1, 1,103 of 5,961 (19%), followed by the A232 (1,100).

Collisions in SM1 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB22301,1031,3385151
2ndA2321,1001,35816163
3rdA2171,0691,44415202
4thA297355425781
5thB278178219022
6thB279157194026

Council areas covering SM1

Collisions in SM1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sutton has 5,953 of 5,961 (99.9%).

Collisions in SM1 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSutton5,9537,34053953
2ndCroydon3300
3rdEpsom and Ewell3500

Town in SM1

All 5,961 collisions in SM1 were in Sutton, Sutton.