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Rother road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1997, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (378), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 1997
365
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
540
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1997

2.2% of collisions in Rother in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight44783%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 365, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.1%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March30 (8.2%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May24 (6.6%)
  • June27 (7.4%)
  • July46 (13%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September35 (9.6%)
  • October26 (7.1%)
  • November30 (8.2%)
  • December35 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (61%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (39%)
  • 40 mph33 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph186 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (21%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7532 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (64%)
  • Passenger149 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (76%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1997.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1997

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1997: 54, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259547637
2ndA215394218
3rdA28213104
4thA2100182501
5thA268172602
6thA269172301
7thB2182161802
8thA265152604
9thB2096121707
10thB224491701
11thA27171403
12thB20897901
13thB20996611
14thB20985501
15thA20364711
16thB20884802
17thB22044600
18thB20873602
19thB20953500
20thB20822200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1997

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1997: 87.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1997

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1997: 83.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years