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Rother road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2005, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (302), and casualties rose from 386.

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

Collisions in 2005
304
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
421
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2005

3.3% of collisions in Rother in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight23577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight33981%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2005 is highlighted, with 304, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.9%)
  • February24 (7.9%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September25 (8.2%)
  • October22 (7.2%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (48%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph128 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (15%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (14%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 7524 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (67%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2005.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2005

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2005, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2005: 49, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594967310
2ndA21325116
3rdA269192704
4thA2100151804
5thA268152204
6thA28142313
7thA265101012
8thA27181401
9thB21827701
10thA20366702
11thB208961111
12thB20956700
13thB22446801
14thB22044501
15thB20873300
16thB20983411
17thB20882302
18thB20962300
19thB20992300
20thB20751200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2005

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2005: 79.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2005

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2005: 65.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years