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Rother road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1987, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (307), and casualties rose from 420.

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

Collisions in 1987
313
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
453
Up 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Rother in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight23675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious9220%
  • Slight35478%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 313, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February10 (3.2%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April36 (12%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October21 (6.7%)
  • November31 (9.9%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (62%)
  • Wet or damp105 (34%)
  • Snow10 (3.2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (43%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 60 mph141 (45%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (24%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (54%)
  • Passenger157 (35%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (65%)
  • Motorcycle85 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1987.

Collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1987

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1987: 48, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259487738
2ndA269323305
3rdA21293917
4thA28183004
5thA229153207
6thA268142105
7thA2100101701
8thA265101613
9thB208991404
10thB218281000
11thA20365501
12thB20995603
13thB216541001
14thB20963300
15thB20983301
16thB20872200
17thB20952201

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1987

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1987: 98.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1987

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1987: 64.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years