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Rother road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1984, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (309), and casualties rose from 412.

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

Collisions in 1984
326
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
454
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1984

5.2% of collisions in Rother in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal175.2%
  • Serious8727%
  • Slight22268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194.2%
  • Serious10924%
  • Slight32672%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 326, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May32 (9.8%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September29 (8.9%)
  • October31 (9.5%)
  • November28 (8.6%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (46%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph143 (44%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20128 (28%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.7%)
  • Over 7522 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (60%)
  • Passenger133 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (62%)
  • Motorcycle102 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1984.

Collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1984: 46, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259466458
2ndA213153211
3rdA268253418
4thA269232907
5thA2100182225
6thA28142624
7thB2089142015
8thB2182122005
9thA265111513
10thB209681303
11thB216581411
12thA22961102
13thB20995601
14thA20364401
15thB20984601
16thB20883300
17thB22042200
18thB20871100
19thB20951100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1984

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1984: 83.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1984

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1984: 76.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1984, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years