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Rother road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2012, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2011 (198), and casualties rose from 288.

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

Collisions in 2012
236
Up 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
320
Up 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2012

2.1% of collisions in Rother in 2012 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight17474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25078%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2012 is highlighted, with 236, up 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (9.7%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February18 (7.6%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May10 (4.2%)
  • June18 (7.6%)
  • July28 (12%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September17 (7.2%)
  • October19 (8.1%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December20 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (67%)
  • Wet or damp73 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (49%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph86 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (14%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (69%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (70%)
  • Motorcycle46 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2012.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2012

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2012, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2012: 43, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259435929
2ndA21254218
3rdA269162003
4thA2100131603
5thA268121712
6thA27191303
7thA2891201
8thB21829902
9thA20366801
10thA26551100
11thB22045502
12thB22445803
13thB20894403
14thB20964401
15thB20994611
16thB20983301
17thB21652200
18thA2291100
19thB20881301
20thB20951201

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2012

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2012: 70.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2012

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2012: 49.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years