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Rother road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1981, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (328), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 1981
333
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
477
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1981

3.9% of collisions in Rother in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.9%
  • Serious10532%
  • Slight21565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious13629%
  • Slight32869%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 333, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday41 (12%)
  • Saturday72 (22%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.8%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April27 (8.1%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October30 (9%)
  • November20 (6%)
  • December30 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (57%)
  • Wet or damp125 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (44%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph164 (49%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (30%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (53%)
  • Passenger175 (37%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (63%)
  • Motorcycle107 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1981.

Collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1981

The A21 had the most collisions in Rother in 1981: 38, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA213867215
2ndA2593140012
3rdA269232909
4thA268203826
5thA2100173002
6thB2182161616
7thA28142316
8thA265121313
9thB2089101504
10thA22971013
11thB20967903
12thA203661011
13thB209551103
14thB20995601
15thB20983300
16thB21653701
17thB22043301
18thB20821110
19thB20881100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1981

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1981: 99.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1981

TN39 and TN40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1981, with 54 each.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1981, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years