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Rother road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2006, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2005 (304), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 2006
332
Up 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
470
Up 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
13
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2006

3.9% of collisions in Rother in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.9%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight25276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight36979%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2006 is highlighted, with 332, up 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (19%)
  • Wednesday30 (9%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April22 (6.6%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September27 (8.1%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December28 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (67%)
  • Wet or damp106 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (9%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph142 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (10%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.6%)
  • Over 7536 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (64%)
  • Passenger126 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (78%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2006.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2006

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2006, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2006: 62, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596284112
2ndA213554311
3rdA269213225
4thA2100173114
5thA268172813
6thA28131924
7thB2244111912
8thB2089101201
9thA26591501
10thB218281202
11thA2717902
12thB20956801
13thA203651103
14thB20965500
15thB20994500
16thB22044400
17thA2292200
18thB21652200
19thA2641100
20thB20751100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2006

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2006: 89.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2006

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2006: 72.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2006, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years