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Rother road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2007, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (332), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2007
308
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
421
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Rother in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight34482%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2007 is highlighted, with 308, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (10%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (9.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February29 (9.4%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April29 (9.4%)
  • May21 (6.8%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August29 (9.4%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October20 (6.5%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (66%)
  • Wet or damp91 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (44%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph132 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (22%)
  • 21 to 2526 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3547 (11%)
  • 36 to 4590 (21%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.2%)
  • Over 7526 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (68%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2007.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2007

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2007, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2007: 57, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595778111
2ndA21304727
3rdA269172001
4thA2100162001
5thA265131702
6thA268132401
7thA28121401
8thB2089111502
9thB220491002
10thA2717701
11thA20366802
12thB22445701
13thB20994901
14thB20963400
15thB20983400
16thB20882200
17thB20952200
18thB21652200
19thB21822301
20thB20871200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2007

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2007: 74.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2007

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2007: 63.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2007, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2007.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years