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SR5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,834 road traffic collisions in the SR5 postcode district, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 92 were fatal and 979 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1979
5,834
357th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,754
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
92
96 people killed
Serious collisions
979
1,077 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal921.6%
  • Serious97917%
  • Slight4,76382%

What the data shows

  • SR5 had 600 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 1,143 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in SR5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,436 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR5, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in SR5.

Where SR5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
357th
Most casualties
344th
Most fatal collisions
363rd
Most serious collisions
417th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday833 (14%)
  • Tuesday856 (15%)
  • Wednesday838 (14%)
  • Thursday908 (16%)
  • Friday959 (16%)
  • Saturday842 (14%)
  • Sunday598 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,248 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,357 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,073 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway1,077 (18%)
  • Roundabout384 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road277 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,911 (67%)
  • 40 mph597 (10%)
  • 50 mph72 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph419 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph796 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,737 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds636 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds185 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Other80 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,210 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,509 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant662 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist606 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist477 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant164 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR5 peaked at 203 in 2000; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255976
20246477
20235068
20225363
20214653
20205361
20196883
20186172
20176170
201685122
201592120
201477107
2013110154
2012103135
2011120157
2010121175
2009121152
2008136205
2007132180
2006131190
2005144196
2004162216
2003172247
2002179252
2001165228
2000203297
1999172250
1998179255
1997184259
1996153231
1995163231
1994150194
1993147186
1992162203
1991153185
1990164227
1989142175
1988114140
1987132177
1986130159
1985110129
1984136160
1983116133
1982123141
1981162207
1980122163
1979152193

Map of recent crashes in SR5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR5

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR5

The 24 most recent collisions in SR5 happened between 9 July and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR5

The A1231 has the most collisions in SR5, 919 of 5,834 (16%), followed by the A1018 (687).

Collisions in SR5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12319191,33310104
2ndA101868792112112
3rdA193836031648
4thB1291307406336
5thA1290265391654
6thB1289216272441
7thA184104162416
8thA1837800

Council areas covering SR5

Collisions in SR5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sunderland has 5,724 of 5,834 (98%).

Collisions in SR5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland5,7247,57488960
2ndSouth Tyneside110180419

Towns in SR5

Collisions in SR5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Sunderland (3,973) and Washington (85).