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Rother road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2008, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (308), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 2008
319
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
433
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2008

4.1% of collisions in Rother in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight24476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight34981%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 319, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June26 (8.2%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August41 (13%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October21 (6.6%)
  • November23 (7.2%)
  • December29 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (66%)
  • Wet or damp98 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph150 (47%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph135 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7523 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (69%)
  • Passenger95 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2008.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2008

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2008, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2008

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2008: 49, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259496535
2ndA213659311
3rdA269202106
4thA268182004
5thA28162911
6thA271101503
7thA210091001
8thA26591302
9thB218291102
10thB224491414
11thB216581001
12thB20897803
13thA20365700
14thB20965710
15thB22045701
16thB20994901
17thB20983300
18thB20872300
19thB20882500
20thA2291100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2008

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2008: 88.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2008

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2008: 57.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2008, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years