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Rother road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1985, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (326), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 1985
345
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
501
Up 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1985

2% of collisions in Rother in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious9327%
  • Slight24571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight37575%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1985 is highlighted, with 345, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.3%)
  • February16 (4.6%)
  • March28 (8.1%)
  • April30 (8.7%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August34 (9.9%)
  • September25 (7.2%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November32 (9.3%)
  • December31 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (56%)
  • Wet or damp134 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (45%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph155 (45%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20153 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (57%)
  • Passenger160 (32%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (66%)
  • Motorcycle94 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1985.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1985

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1985: 59, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595987214
2ndA214082013
3rdA269283809
4thA2100242814
5thB2182202509
6thA28142312
7thB2089121405
8thA2689900
9thA26581411
10thB20988902
11thA22971002
12thB209661002
13thA20365502
14thB209951001
15thB20873611
16thB21653302
17thA2711100
18thB20821200
19thB20951100
20thB22041200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1985

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1985: 96.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1985

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1985: 69.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1985, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years