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Rother road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1986, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1985 (345), and casualties fell from 501.

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

Collisions in 1986
307
Down 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
420
Down 16% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1986

2.9% of collisions in Rother in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8829%
  • Slight21068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight31475%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1986 is highlighted, with 307, down 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February13 (4.2%)
  • March26 (8.5%)
  • April17 (5.5%)
  • May20 (6.5%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July41 (13%)
  • August28 (9.1%)
  • September22 (7.2%)
  • October22 (7.2%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (62%)
  • Wet or damp96 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (41%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 60 mph146 (48%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (20%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (23%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.1%)
  • Over 7524 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (60%)
  • Passenger122 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (67%)
  • Motorcycle88 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Rother

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Rother ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1986.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1986: 44, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594467112
2ndA269374427
3rdA212241010
4thA28182633
5thA2100162403
6thA229111411
7thB2182111405
8thA268101305
9thA26581104
10thB20957902
11thB20966900
12thA20365510
13thB20895502
14thB20983301
15thB20872200
16thB20992300
17thB21652201
18thB22042201
19thA2711200
20thB20821101

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1986

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1986: 67.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1986

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1986: 50.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1986, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years