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Rother road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1979, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,013 collisions in Rother.

Collisions in 1979
306
Casualties in 1979
430
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Rother in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious10334%
  • Slight19564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious14634%
  • Slight27664%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 306.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (20%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.2%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April29 (9.5%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June19 (6.2%)
  • July30 (9.8%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October19 (6.2%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December22 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Other16 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (42%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph149 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (27%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (6%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (60%)
  • Passenger128 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (63%)
  • Motorcycle95 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rother

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rother ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1979.

Collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1979

The A21 had the most collisions in Rother in 1979: 38, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA213868011
2ndA2593446210
3rdA269303715
4thA28183117
5thA2100151511
6thA268131504
7thA26581403
8thB209681100
9thA20367904
10thB21827802
11thB20876603
12thA2295902
13thB20995704
14thB20894903
15thB20984401
16thB20952301
17thA2711301
18thB20821100
19thB20881101

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1979

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1979: 78.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1979

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1979: 60.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years