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Rother road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2018, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (254), and casualties fell from 359.

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

Collisions in 2018
243
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
352
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Rother in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6326%
  • Slight17672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27879%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 243, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.6%)
  • February22 (9.1%)
  • March12 (4.9%)
  • April18 (7.4%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June23 (9.5%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August16 (6.6%)
  • September23 (9.5%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November20 (8.2%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (76%)
  • Wet or damp49 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph120 (49%)
  • 40 mph26 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph82 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.4%)
  • Over 7524 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rother ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2018.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2018

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2018, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593553110
2ndA21325618
3rdA2100131703
4thB2182131501
5thA268121502
6thB2089121303
7thA269111513
8thA2891611
9thB224461004
10thB20955602
11thB20965802
12thA26904504
13thA2714701
14thB209941802
15thA20363401
16thA2653501
17thB21653300
18thB20982200
19thB22042401
20thB20871100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2018

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2018: 70.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2018

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2018: 54.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2018, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years