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Rother road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1988, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (313), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 1988
341
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
464
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1988

3.8% of collisions in Rother in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight37280%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 341, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March20 (5.9%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June25 (7.3%)
  • July26 (7.6%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September33 (9.7%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November32 (9.4%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (66%)
  • Wet or damp110 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph141 (41%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 60 mph154 (45%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20125 (27%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (9.1%)
  • Over 7523 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (60%)
  • Passenger128 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (66%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1988.

Collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1988: 61, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596182116
2ndA214568710
3rdA269354024
4thB2182162005
5thA28142303
6thA229121802
7thB2089111415
8thA265102303
9thA268101702
10thB209991203
11thA210071000
12thA20364410
13thB20963501
14thB20983500
15thB20952200
16thB21652200
17thB22042301
18thB20821100
19thB20871100
20thB20881100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1988

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1988: 105.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1988

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1988: 71.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years