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Rother road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,013 road traffic collisions in Rother from 1979 to 2025, and 19,964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 345 were fatal and 3,310 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 204 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (222), and casualties fell from 293 to 285.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,013
88th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,964
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
345
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
204
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Rother

2.5% of collisions in Rother from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3452.5%
  • Serious3,31024%
  • Slight10,35874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3671.8%
  • Serious4,03220%
  • Slight15,56578%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. In 2025 there were 204, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025204285
2024222293
2023212313
2022261375
2021208302
2020206284
2019272396
2018243352
2017254359
2016259372
2015292452
2014299439
2013239326
2012236320
2011198288
2010265371
2009282404
2008319433
2007308421
2006332470
2005304421
2004302386
2003310458
2002335486
2001331460
2000350502
1999338482
1998347496
1997365540
1996378563
1995324503
1994321500
1993303427
1992303443
1991314442
1990363511
1989357500
1988341464
1987313453
1986307420
1985345501
1984326454
1983309412
1982349508
1981333477
1980328470
1979306430

When and where crashes happen in Rother

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,991 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,985 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,874 (13%)
  • Thursday2,055 (15%)
  • Friday2,286 (16%)
  • Saturday1,988 (14%)
  • Sunday1,834 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59476 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59213 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,812 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,409 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,588 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,399 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,145 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,017 (7.3%)
  • February966 (6.9%)
  • March1,014 (7.2%)
  • April1,138 (8.1%)
  • May1,253 (8.9%)
  • June1,247 (8.9%)
  • July1,297 (9.3%)
  • August1,318 (9.4%)
  • September1,205 (8.6%)
  • October1,220 (8.7%)
  • November1,230 (8.8%)
  • December1,108 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,484 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,171 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,193 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown115 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit50 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,238 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,585 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds352 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds265 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist110 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds64 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other233 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded144 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,220 (66%)
  • Wet or damp4,345 (31%)
  • Frost or ice318 (2.3%)
  • Snow73 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep45 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph26 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph6,086 (43%)
  • 40 mph1,466 (10%)
  • 50 mph309 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph5,879 (42%)
  • 70 mph241 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,137 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway327 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road312 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout178 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rother

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,738 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist2,859 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist893 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant714 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant279 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)235 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant112 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant85 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant65 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5374 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10603 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,038 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 203,660 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,299 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,057 (15%)
  • 36 to 452,572 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,108 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,624 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 751,287 (6.4%)
  • Over 751,217 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded125 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,486 (63%)
  • Passenger5,520 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,052 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,829 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,601 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes946 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle933 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach262 (1%)
  • Other vehicle212 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car134 (0.5%)
  • Minibus95 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle39 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rother

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rother

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rother ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had the 88th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
88th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
261stArgyll and Bute14,30121,5434944,480
262ndBrentwood14,23919,5432482,719
263rdCheltenham14,15316,7471592,812
264thRother (this area)14,01319,9643453,310
265thChesterfield13,88218,4301792,114
266thDerbyshire Dales13,87220,7464133,162
267thCotswold13,81220,6645333,424

Accident hotspots in Rother

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rother, with 606 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother from 1979 to 2025: 2,123, including 63 fatal and 490 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,1233,12263490
2ndA211,6662,83776441
3rdA2699541,21913195
4thA210064593326116
5thA26862190211161
6thA2860698419140
7thB21824926225117
8thA26541258110106
9thB208940754812109
10thB2096260379956
11thB2244244377670
12thA271232340366
13thA2036202286549
14thB2099192271851
15thB2204151214240
16thA229142215840
17thB2098126156229
18thB2095119167120
19thB2165110165227
20thB20877491122

Towns in Rother

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother from 1979 to 2025: 3,872.

Postcode districts in Rother

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother from 1979 to 2025: 2,533.

Latest crashes in Rother

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rother, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity