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Rother road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1980, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (306), and casualties rose from 430.

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

Collisions in 1980
328
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
470
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1980

3% of collisions in Rother in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious9328%
  • Slight22569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight33070%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1980 is highlighted, with 328, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.5%)
  • February15 (4.6%)
  • March20 (6.1%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July24 (7.3%)
  • August32 (9.8%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November24 (7.3%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Other10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (40%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (31%)
  • 70 mph69 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (24%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5526 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (57%)
  • Passenger152 (32%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (61%)
  • Motorcycle102 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1980.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1980

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1980: 50, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595068212
2ndA213463214
3rdA2692734011
4thA28152305
5thA268141803
6thA2100131501
7thB2182121312
8thA265101501
9thB2089101512
10thB209681413
11thB20996713
12thA2295713
13thA20364402
14thB20953400
15thB21653801
16thB20872301
17thB20982210
18thB20821100
19thB20881100
20thB2141100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1980

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1980: 87.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1980

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1980: 61.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years