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SR2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,102 road traffic collisions in the SR2 postcode district, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 783 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 21% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
4,102
858th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,480
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
53 people killed
Serious collisions
783
873 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
68
Up 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal521.3%
  • Serious78319%
  • Slight3,26780%

What the data shows

  • SR2 had 404 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 725 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in SR2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,101 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR2, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in SR2.

Where SR2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
858th
Most casualties
844th
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
777th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday571 (14%)
  • Tuesday620 (15%)
  • Wednesday603 (15%)
  • Thursday612 (15%)
  • Friday743 (18%)
  • Saturday548 (13%)
  • Sunday405 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,100 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit941 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,118 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway621 (15%)
  • Roundabout183 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road166 (4%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph29 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,784 (92%)
  • 40 mph125 (3%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph113 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph28 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,342 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds451 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds134 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,921 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,321 (24%)
  • Cyclist364 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant341 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist307 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant125 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR2 peaked at 140 in 1990; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254668
20243847
20233451
20222937
20214059
20203447
20195769
20183757
20174363
20164662
20155480
20145171
20136887
20127397
20116391
201074120
200987117
200880103
200793127
200682112
2005101140
200493112
2003114147
2002109163
2001114157
200091114
199992107
1998114146
1997126185
1996115166
1995111155
1994114145
199391111
1992136188
1991130179
1990140185
1989120173
198899137
1987114155
1986105127
1985101127
1984112148
198390111
1982117131
1981106132
1980103126
1979115148

Map of recent crashes in SR2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR2

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR2

The 24 most recent collisions in SR2 happened between 28 June and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR2

The A1018 has the most collisions in SR2, 883 of 4,102 (22%), followed by the A690 (390).

Collisions in SR2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10188831,2899159
2ndA690390501277
3rdB1286255326665
4thB1405214299147
5thB1522151200019
6thA1231100139310
7thA183648007
8thB128764111221
9thB12943400

Council areas covering SR2

Collisions in SR2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sunderland has 4,097 of 4,102 (99.9%).

Collisions in SR2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland4,0975,47552781
2ndCounty Durham5502

Town in SR2

Of the 4,102 collisions in SR2, 3,908 (95%) were in Sunderland.