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Rother road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1989, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (341), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 1989
357
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
500
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1989

2% of collisions in Rother in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious7822%
  • Slight27276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9319%
  • Slight39980%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 357, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (10%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday77 (22%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March26 (7.3%)
  • April33 (9.2%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July22 (6.2%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September20 (5.6%)
  • October44 (12%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (69%)
  • Wet or damp108 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (43%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph167 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (14%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20112 (22%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (8.2%)
  • Over 7528 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (55%)
  • Passenger160 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1989.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1989

The A21 had the most collisions in Rother in 1989: 51, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21518117
2ndA2594663013
3rdA269364516
4thA28204315
5thA265162006
6thA268151805
7thB2182152704
8thA2100142003
9thA229131925
10thB208981000
11thB209671100
12thA20365701
13thB21654502
14thB20993300
15thB20872201
16thB20882402
17thB20982201
18thB20951300
19thB22041301

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1989

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1989: 108.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1989

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1989: 73.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years