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Rother road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2014, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2013 (239), and casualties rose from 326.

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

Collisions in 2014
299
Up 25% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
439
Up 35% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Rother in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight22575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight34979%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2014 is highlighted, with 299, up 25% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March23 (7.7%)
  • April18 (6%)
  • May39 (13%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September21 (7%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November22 (7.4%)
  • December18 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (72%)
  • Wet or damp78 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (50%)
  • 40 mph27 (9%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph107 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (8.7%)
  • Over 7529 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (67%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (70%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2014.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2014

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2014, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2014: 49, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594969013
2ndA21326636
3rdA269212503
4thA28142102
5thB2182111302
6thA265101301
7thA203691202
8thA210081002
9thA26881202
10thB208982102
11thA2716900
12thB209651101
13thB22044900
14thB22444703
15thA2293300
16thB20993402
17thB21653403
18thB20952300
19thB20871201
20thB20981100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2014

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2014: 92.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2014

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2014: 63.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years