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Rother road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Rother in 1999, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (347), and casualties fell from 496.

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

Collisions in 1999
338
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
482
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 1999

2.4% of collisions in Rother in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight25977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight38480%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 338, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March29 (8.6%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June28 (8.3%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (65%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (38%)
  • 40 mph49 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph152 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (73%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35106 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6%)
  • Over 7524 (5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (63%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1999.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 1999: 54, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595480311
2ndA214897113
3rdA2100162602
4thA268152504
5thA269141607
6thA28131602
7thB2089131403
8thB2182121302
9thA265111301
10thA271101612
11thB224481314
12thB20996813
13thB22046802
14thB20965702
15thA20364400
16thB21653400
17thB20872200
18thB20882210
19thB20952200
20thA3681100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 1999

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 1999: 87.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 1999

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 1999: 68.

Latest crashes in Rother in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 1999, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years