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Rother road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2001, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (350), and casualties fell from 502.

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

Collisions in 2001
331
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
460
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Rother in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight26981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight39085%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 331, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.7%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May24 (7.3%)
  • June40 (12%)
  • July26 (7.9%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September23 (6.9%)
  • October30 (9.1%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December16 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (60%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (43%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph149 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.9%)
  • Over 7521 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (60%)
  • Passenger136 (30%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rother

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rother ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2001.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2001

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2001, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2001

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2001: 43, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259436418
2ndA21283608
3rdA2100254405
4thA269202703
5thA2590172511
6thA268121503
7thA28101602
8thA27181000
9thB218281101
10thB224481001
11thA2656702
12thA26906600
13thB20894600
14thB20954501
15thB20964500
16thB20984600
17thB22044501
18thB20873301
19thA21012201
20thA20361300

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2001

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2001: 83.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2001

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2001: 52.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years