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Rother road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1982, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (333), and casualties rose from 477.

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

Collisions in 1982
349
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
508
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Rother in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious9928%
  • Slight23968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious13226%
  • Slight36472%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1982 is highlighted, with 349, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.7%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May22 (6.3%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September30 (8.6%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November32 (9.2%)
  • December33 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (62%)
  • Wet or damp115 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph150 (43%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 60 mph151 (43%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (28%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.9%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (58%)
  • Passenger168 (33%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (61%)
  • Motorcycle126 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1982.

Collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1982

The A21 had the most collisions in Rother in 1982: 48, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA214890312
2ndA2594266122
3rdA269424707
4thA28223214
5thB2182171913
6thA2100162513
7thA268142003
8thA26591303
9thB208991703
10thA22981102
11thA203641102
12thB20884702
13thB20964703
14thB20984503
15thB20994401
16thB20873301
17thB20952501
18thB21652200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1982

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1982: 99.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1982

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1982: 65.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years