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Rother road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2017, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (259), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2017
254
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
359
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Rother in 2017 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight18171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8223%
  • Slight27577%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2017 is highlighted, with 254, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (19%)
  • Friday52 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April20 (7.9%)
  • May23 (9.1%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August17 (6.7%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October16 (6.3%)
  • November18 (7.1%)
  • December23 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (79%)
  • Wet or damp46 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph129 (51%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph75 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (9.7%)
  • Over 7523 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (67%)
  • Passenger79 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (74%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2017.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2017

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2017, with 27 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2017: 41, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594161010
2ndA212652010
3rdA2100152314
4thB2182141407
5thA28131902
6thB2089131404
7thB2096101403
8thB2244101504
9thA2697801
10thA26861003
11thA20365603
12thA2654400
13thA2714701
14thB20953300
15thA26902301
16thA2291100
17thB20981200
18thB20991100
19thB21651100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2017

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2017: 80.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2017

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2017: 56.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years