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Rother road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1983, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (349), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 1983
309
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
412
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Rother in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight23375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8821%
  • Slight31977%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 309, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (9.1%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February12 (3.9%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April19 (6.1%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September30 (9.7%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December24 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (69%)
  • Wet or damp89 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph119 (39%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph162 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (29%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (11%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (64%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (60%)
  • Motorcycle104 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Rother

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rother ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1983.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1983: 36, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593647010
2ndA2693243110
3rdA21293805
4thA268151901
5thA265141615
6thA28142707
7thB2182121602
8thA210091001
9thB20896902
10thB20966801
11thB20996800
12thA20365500
13thB20885602
14thB22044911
15thB20953401
16thB20983300
17thA2291401
18thB20871100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1983

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1983: 91.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1983

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1983: 57.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years