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Rother road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2002, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (331), and casualties rose from 460.

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

Collisions in 2002
335
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
486
Up 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2002

3.3% of collisions in Rother in 2002 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight26078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight39481%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2002 is highlighted, with 335, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (3.3%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April32 (9.6%)
  • May33 (9.9%)
  • June23 (6.9%)
  • July27 (8.1%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (62%)
  • Wet or damp124 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (42%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph147 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (18%)
  • 46 to 5549 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7540 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (64%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (76%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rother ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2002.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2002

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2002, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2002

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2002: 50, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595076014
2ndA21386118
3rdA265192514
4thA2100152011
5thA269152113
6thA28142713
7thB2089142221
8thA268121704
9thA271121504
10thB2182101601
11thB22046701
12thB224461001
13thB20965710
14thB20995703
15thA20363501
16thB20883300
17thB20953300
18thB20822200
19thB20982200
20thA20231100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2002

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2002: 96.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2002

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2002: 67.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years