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Rother road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2009, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (319), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2009
282
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
404
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Rother in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6021%
  • Slight22078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight32681%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2009 is highlighted, with 282, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.8%)
  • February12 (4.3%)
  • March21 (7.4%)
  • April25 (8.9%)
  • May26 (9.2%)
  • June37 (13%)
  • July17 (6%)
  • August26 (9.2%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October22 (7.8%)
  • November27 (9.6%)
  • December15 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (68%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph127 (45%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7525 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (67%)
  • Passenger104 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2009.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2009

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2009, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2009

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2009: 50, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259507217
2ndA21437817
3rdA268172705
4thA269151701
5thA2100121604
6thA2891904
7thA2657903
8thA2716704
9thB21826900
10thB20895803
11thB20995701
12thB20964400
13thB22044501
14thB22444401
15thA20363300
16thB20983300
17thB21652200
18thA2291101
19thB20871301
20thB20881401

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2009

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2009: 78.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2009

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2009: 57.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2009, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years