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Rother road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1998, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (365), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 1998
347
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
496
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Rother in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7522%
  • Slight26677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight39980%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1998 is highlighted, with 347, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April31 (8.9%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October26 (7.5%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December30 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (37%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph162 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2529 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3599 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (60%)
  • Passenger151 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1998.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1998

The A21 had the most collisions in Rother in 1998: 51, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215178011
2ndA2594776314
3rdA269182402
4thA268162004
5thA2100142011
6thB2089142115
7thA271131804
8thA28132104
9thA26591701
10thA20368901
11thB209671401
12thB218261101
13thB22045702
14thB20994511
15thB21654401
16thA2293300
17thB20953500
18thB22443400
19thB20872200
20thA20441100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1998

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1998: 91.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1998

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1998: 74.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years