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Rother road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2004, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (310), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2004
302
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
386
Down 16% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2004

3% of collisions in Rother in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32384%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 302, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February30 (9.9%)
  • March20 (6.6%)
  • April18 (6%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June26 (8.6%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September30 (9.9%)
  • October21 (7%)
  • November24 (7.9%)
  • December30 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (63%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (45%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph120 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2004.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2004

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2004, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2004: 43, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259436219
2ndA21426424
3rdA269191903
4thA268152203
5thB2089151614
6thB2182151801
7thA2100131403
8thA271131504
9thA265101104
10thA28101310
11thB22447901
12thA203661001
13thB20963501
14thB20983301
15thB20993300
16thB21652201
17thA2291100
18thB22041100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2004

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2004: 75.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2004

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2004: 59.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years