Official DfT STATS19 Data
Sunderland Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Sunderland from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,638 collisions, ranked #91 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,638
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
28
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
334
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,124
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 332 | 7 | 73 | 252 | 430 |
| 2024 | 335 | 5 | 63 | 267 | 424 |
| 2023 | 324 | 4 | 68 | 252 | 438 |
| 2022 | 322 | 7 | 65 | 250 | 406 |
| 2021 | 325 | 5 | 65 | 255 | 426 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Sunderland
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Sunderland on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Sunderland — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Sunderland?
Sunderland recorded 1,638 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 28 fatal and 334 serious collisions, with 2,124 total casualties. It ranks #91 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Sunderland accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.