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Rother road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2016, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (292), and casualties fell from 452.

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

Collisions in 2016
259
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
372
Down 18% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2016

3.9% of collisions in Rother in 2016 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.9%
  • Serious7027%
  • Slight17969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious8423%
  • Slight27875%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 259, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (18%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.9%)
  • February26 (10%)
  • March19 (7.3%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June21 (8.1%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September31 (12%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November22 (8.5%)
  • December16 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (75%)
  • Wet or damp61 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph87 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.8%)
  • Over 7530 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (70%)
  • Passenger77 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (71%)
  • Motorcycle50 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2016.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2016

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2016, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2016

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2016: 46, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594679010
2ndA21264135
3rdA2100141714
4thA28131702
5thA26591515
6thA26991002
7thB209691220
8thB21827904
9thA27161101
10thB22446702
11thA2684601
12thB20954701
13thB20994501
14thA20363502
15thB20893401
16thB22043602
17thB20872302
18thB20882200
19thB21652210
20thA2291201

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2016

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2016: 72.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2016

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2016: 53.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years