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SR3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,653 road traffic collisions in the SR3 postcode district, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 834 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
4,653
665th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,332
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
62
62 people killed
Serious collisions
834
917 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Up 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal621.3%
  • Serious83418%
  • Slight3,75781%

What the data shows

  • SR3 had 462 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 946 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SR3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,223 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR3, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in SR3.

Where SR3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
665th
Most casualties
623rd
Most fatal collisions
879th
Most serious collisions
667th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday662 (14%)
  • Tuesday687 (15%)
  • Wednesday706 (15%)
  • Thursday672 (14%)
  • Friday816 (18%)
  • Saturday630 (14%)
  • Sunday480 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,383 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit985 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting200 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,996 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway1,276 (27%)
  • Roundabout267 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,897 (62%)
  • 40 mph932 (20%)
  • 50 mph58 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph366 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph375 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,672 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds584 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds137 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist36 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other67 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,807 (60%)
  • Pedestrian1,215 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant397 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist380 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist290 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant150 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR3 peaked at 148 in 2003; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254561
20243844
20234464
20224664
20213748
20203847
20195078
20185778
20174154
20166688
201586133
201485137
201373110
201281120
201184109
2010102139
2009110148
2008110146
2007108152
2006107144
2005126180
2004146217
2003148206
2002115161
2001139201
2000128168
1999128187
1998136188
1997132200
1996146202
1995124164
1994114159
1993100125
1992121167
1991114151
1990128176
1989111168
198892119
1987109141
198691111
198590118
1984110132
1983111126
1982115144
1981128154
1980114143
1979129160

Map of recent crashes in SR3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR3

The 24 most recent collisions in SR3 happened between 21 July and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR3

The A690 has the most collisions in SR3, 1,243 of 4,653 (27%), followed by the B1286 (432).

Collisions in SR3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6901,2431,72415210
2ndB1286432571490
3rdA193505891050
4thB1405151216225
5thB14044998016

Council area for SR3

SR3 is in Sunderland, where police recorded 34,891 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SR3 accounts for 13% of them.

Town in SR3

Of the 4,653 collisions in SR3, 3,612 (78%) were in Sunderland.