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Rother road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2015, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (299), and casualties rose from 439.

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

Collisions in 2015
292
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
452
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Rother in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5820%
  • Slight22878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight37783%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2015 is highlighted, with 292, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (9.9%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February27 (9.2%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April24 (8.2%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June27 (9.2%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September23 (7.9%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December11 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (72%)
  • Wet or damp75 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph127 (43%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph111 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (65%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (72%)
  • Motorcycle60 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2015.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2015

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2015, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2015: 57, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595781213
2ndA213678012
3rdA268152102
4thA269132100
5thA28122003
6thB2096121610
7thA2100112422
8thB208991302
9thB21827700
10thA2656701
11thB20955901
12thA2714502
13thB22044501
14thB22444700
15thB20993400
16thB20982301
17thB21652700
18thB20871100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2015

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2015: 80.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2015

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2015: 58.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years