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Sutton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,150 road traffic collisions in Sutton from 1979 to 2025, and 29,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 216 were fatal and 3,983 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 294 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (344).

Collisions since 1979
24,150
58th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
29,588
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
216
221 people killed
Serious collisions
3,983
4,324 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
294
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
350
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Sutton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2160.9%
  • Serious3,98316%
  • Slight19,95183%

What the data shows

  • Sutton had 3,599 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 3,878 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Sutton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,557 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sutton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Sutton.

Where Sutton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
58th
Most casualties
57th
Most fatal collisions
54th
Most serious collisions
54th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,395 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,582 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,692 (15%)
  • Thursday3,593 (15%)
  • Friday4,006 (17%)
  • Saturday3,424 (14%)
  • Sunday2,458 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,352 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,482 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown173 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,011 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway1,173 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road951 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout757 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded258 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph605 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph22,079 (91%)
  • 40 mph1,447 (6%)
  • 50 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,747 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,043 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds202 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds194 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds82 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist71 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (under 0.1%)
  • Other349 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded455 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant15,310 (52%)
  • Pedestrian4,975 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist4,636 (16%)
  • Cyclist2,571 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,037 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant687 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant164 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant71 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sutton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sutton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sutton peaked at 920 in 1983; 2025 had 294.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 294
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025294350
2024344419
2023350407
2022383469
2021340418
2020311367
2019427507
2018394490
2017421515
2016335404
2015304352
2014350401
2013376463
2012362472
2011386508
2010368454
2009376468
2008441545
2007427562
2006488607
2005479564
2004470584
2003523633
2002515628
2001617785
2000598763
1999635775
1998654805
1997684833
1996625712
1995636762
1994696884
1993685811
1992737910
1991770910
19908421,004
1989816963
1988699828
1987749935
19868131,044
1985796997
1984809980
19839201,145
19829021,152
198111
198000
197922

Map of recent crashes in Sutton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sutton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sutton

The 24 most recent collisions in Sutton happened between 27 November and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sutton

The A232 has the most collisions in Sutton, 2,923 of 24,150 (12%), followed by the A217 (2,145).

Collisions in Sutton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2322,9233,59828418
2ndA2172,1452,89235390
3rdA2371,7212,06825297
4thB22301,6041,9477224
5thA241,6022,00118264
6thB2781,3491,60514233
7thB2711,2531,5274184
8thA20431,1081,3315189
9thB2728181,0554134
10thA2976167488135
11thB277369422368
12thB279369445269
13thA202280118117
14thB221880111017
15thB2835867110
16thB2803401

Council areas covering Sutton

Collisions in Sutton were recorded in 6 council areas. Sutton has 23,858 of 24,150 (99%).

Collisions in Sutton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSutton23,85829,2292143,921
2ndMerton158211139
3rdEpsom and Ewell6267110
4thCroydon303404
5thReigate and Banstead242804
6thKingston upon Thames101102

Postcode districts in Sutton

Collisions in Sutton were recorded in 14 postcode districts, led by SM1 (5,961) and SM6 (4,855).