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SR1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,873 road traffic collisions in the SR1 postcode district, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 438 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,873
1,360th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,598
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
438
462 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.8%
  • Serious43815%
  • Slight2,41284%

What the data shows

  • SR1 had 290 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 473 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SR1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in SR1 are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 443 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where SR1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,360th
Most casualties
1,449th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,667th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday413 (14%)
  • Tuesday361 (13%)
  • Wednesday397 (14%)
  • Thursday412 (14%)
  • Friday499 (17%)
  • Saturday557 (19%)
  • Sunday234 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,108 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit706 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,337 (47%)
  • One way street or slip road983 (34%)
  • Dual carriageway315 (11%)
  • Roundabout227 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph101 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph2,758 (96%)
  • 40 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,359 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds295 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,353 (38%)
  • Car occupant1,207 (34%)
  • Bus or coach occupant691 (19%)
  • Cyclist122 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR1 peaked at 98 in 1989; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251923
20242124
20233138
20223241
20212834
20202126
20193347
20183541
20173440
20163645
20154466
20143438
20135168
20123137
20115080
20105678
20095262
20085265
20075058
20065365
20055464
20046786
200374105
20025894
20015771
20006789
199985117
19986986
199782102
19968699
199581105
19946380
199385100
19927594
199196115
199090109
198998121
198887110
19877590
19865471
19858795
19848291
198376100
198294107
198196114
19808097
197992110

Map of recent crashes in SR1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR1

The 24 most recent collisions in SR1 happened between 18 October 2024 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR1

The A1018 has the most collisions in SR1, 557 of 2,873 (19%), followed by the A690 (462).

Collisions in SR1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1018557716784
2ndA690462541475
3rdA183304401230
4thA1231274371037
5thB129395117319
6thB129487113015
7thB152291000
8thA1234500

Council area for SR1

SR1 is in Sunderland, where police recorded 34,891 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SR1 accounts for 8.2% of them.

Town in SR1

Of the 2,873 collisions in SR1, 2,705 (94%) were in Sunderland.