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SR6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,737 road traffic collisions in the SR6 postcode district, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 494 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,737
1,418th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,671
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
494
541 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.1%
  • Serious49418%
  • Slight2,21281%

What the data shows

  • SR6 had 245 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 471 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SR6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 684 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR6, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in SR6.

Where SR6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,418th
Most casualties
1,425th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,503rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday357 (13%)
  • Tuesday315 (12%)
  • Wednesday392 (14%)
  • Thursday390 (14%)
  • Friday476 (17%)
  • Saturday452 (17%)
  • Sunday355 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,958 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit691 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,353 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road235 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout50 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph26 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,485 (91%)
  • 40 mph106 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph114 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,233 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds292 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,895 (52%)
  • Pedestrian855 (23%)
  • Cyclist276 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant234 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant89 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR6 peaked at 107 in 1990; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252125
20242432
20232529
20221820
20212234
20202940
20192329
20183144
20172228
20163042
20153137
20144452
20134260
20124462
20115074
20104561
20096486
20084867
20075169
20065261
20056893
20045885
200381108
20026287
200182104
20006287
19996089
199878107
199781118
19967493
199579111
199480114
199386112
19925671
199185118
1990107135
198986118
198871100
19876490
19866589
19857090
198471100
198380101
19826281
198185102
198092120
19797696

Map of recent crashes in SR6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR6

The 24 most recent collisions in SR6 happened between 16 December 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR6

The A183 has the most collisions in SR6, 662 of 2,737 (24%), followed by the A1018 (446).

Collisions in SR6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1836629347142
2ndA1018446643460
3rdB1291227261240
4thB12996587112

Council areas covering SR6

Collisions in SR6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sunderland has 1,941 of 2,737 (71%).

Collisions in SR6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland1,9412,56812353
2ndSouth Tyneside7961,10319141

Towns in SR6

Collisions in SR6 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Sunderland (1,661) and Whitburn, South Tyneside (300).