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Rother road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2019, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2018 (243), and casualties rose from 352.

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

Collisions in 2019
272
Up 12% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
396
Up 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2019

1.8% of collisions in Rother in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious7126%
  • Slight19672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight30878%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2019 is highlighted, with 272, up 12% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.5%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March17 (6.3%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June23 (8.5%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September25 (9.2%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (71%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph140 (51%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph86 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.6%)
  • Over 7536 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (68%)
  • Passenger101 (26%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (75%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had the 159th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2019

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2019, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2019

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2019: 45, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594560114
2ndA213157010
3rdA268182706
4thA269151701
5thB2182111502
6thA2690102312
7thA210091311
8thB20898901
9thB209671003
10thA2716701
11thA286701
12thA2654500
13thB20954500
14thB22444701
15thB20993301
16thB21653500
17thB20872201
18thB22042302
19thB20881101
20thB20981200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2019

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2019: 80.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2019

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2019: 62.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years