Sunniside road traffic accidents
Sunniside recorded 103 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 128 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 8 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 67% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 128
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 128
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Sunniside
Roads in Sunniside
Postcode districts in Sunniside
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Sunniside
Road collision statistics for Sunniside
Collisions recorded
103
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
128
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
8
7.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Sunniside
Collisions in Sunniside are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (19.4% of the total), with 24.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.1% of recorded collisions in Sunniside happen on a single carriageway. Around 28.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Sunniside have produced 128 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.1% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 14 collisions, Monday 12 collisions, Tuesday 19 collisions, Wednesday 15 collisions, Thursday 10 collisions, Friday 13 collisions, Saturday 20 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 78 collisions, Darkness 25 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 100 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 96 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 74 collisions, Raining no high winds 19 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 80 casualties, Passenger 30 casualties, Pedestrian 18 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Sunniside
How many road accidents have there been in Sunniside?
103 collisions have been recorded in Sunniside in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 128 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Sunniside were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 8 were serious — 7.8% of all recorded collisions in Sunniside resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Sunniside?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Sunniside, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 24.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Sunniside happen on?
97.1% of collisions in Sunniside are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Sunniside?
Pedestrians make up 14.1% of the 128 casualties recorded in Sunniside.
Is road safety in Sunniside getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Sunniside fell 67% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Sunniside come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Sunniside cover 1999 to 2025.