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SR4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,662 road traffic collisions in the SR4 postcode district, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 993 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 51 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
5,662
388th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,473
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
70 people killed
Serious collisions
993
1,077 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
51
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal661.2%
  • Serious99318%
  • Slight4,60381%

What the data shows

  • SR4 had 610 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 1,019 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SR4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,607 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR4, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in SR4.

Where SR4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
388th
Most casualties
396th
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
402nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday791 (14%)
  • Tuesday815 (14%)
  • Wednesday867 (15%)
  • Thursday899 (16%)
  • Friday955 (17%)
  • Saturday715 (13%)
  • Sunday620 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,138 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,292 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,441 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway734 (13%)
  • Roundabout394 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road80 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph58 (1%)
  • 30 mph4,768 (84%)
  • 40 mph130 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph530 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,656 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds578 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds154 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other105 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,881 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,787 (24%)
  • Cyclist584 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist457 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant446 (6%)
  • Van occupant165 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR4 peaked at 180 in 1991; 2025 had 51.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 51
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255162
20246085
20234668
20225167
20215063
20204349
20197078
201872101
20177386
201694118
201595125
2014113158
201381108
201275110
201183116
201092144
2009114155
2008118160
2007121147
2006127179
2005135175
2004147210
2003136166
2002140189
2001163231
2000155206
1999148206
1998144215
1997163232
1996169223
1995155207
1994172232
1993131169
1992166214
1991180256
1990150201
1989155205
1988127163
1987140178
1986110127
1985157210
1984133151
1983136155
1982131156
1981164190
1980149195
1979177232

Map of recent crashes in SR4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR4

The 24 most recent collisions in SR4 happened between 9 July and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR4

The A183 has the most collisions in SR4, 1,141 of 5,662 (20%), followed by the B1405 (485).

Collisions in SR4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1831,1411,59812167
2ndB1405485663487
3rdA19455747869
4thA1231195283128
5thA6907702

Council area for SR4

SR4 is in Sunderland, where police recorded 34,891 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SR4 accounts for 16% of them.

Town in SR4

Of the 5,662 collisions in SR4, 4,808 (85%) were in Sunderland.