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Rother road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2003, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (335), and casualties fell from 486.

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

Collisions in 2003
310
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
458
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2003

4.2% of collisions in Rother in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.2%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight23576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.7%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight36880%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2003 is highlighted, with 310, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (20%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.7%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July19 (6.1%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December22 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (68%)
  • Wet or damp93 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (40%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph143 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (14%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (19%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7526 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (74%)
  • Motorcycle65 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2003.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2003

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2003, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2003

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2003: 50, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259507538
2ndA21335837
3rdA268203534
4thA28182504
5thB2244142201
6thA2100132312
7thB2182132102
8thB2089121603
9thA27191505
10thA26981002
11thB209681001
12thA2657803
13thB20994511
14thB22044610
15thB21653601
16thA20362201
17thB20982501
18thA2291201
19thB20871100
20thB20951100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2003

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2003: 71.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2003

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2003: 64.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2003, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years