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Rother road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2020, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (272), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 2020
206
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
284
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2020

3.4% of collisions in Rother in 2020 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight14771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight21375%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 206, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.8%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March18 (8.7%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May11 (5.3%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August20 (9.7%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October19 (9.2%)
  • November18 (8.7%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (62%)
  • Wet or damp73 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph97 (47%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph69 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (16%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.3%)
  • Over 7521 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (69%)
  • Passenger65 (23%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had the 153rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2020

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2020, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2020

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2020: 33, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259335118
2ndA21233333
3rdA269132613
4thA28112005
5thA210091102
6thB218291102
7thB208981202
8thA2687902
9thA2655601
10thB20965701
11thA26904601
12thA2714601
13thB20994400
14thA20363601
15thA2293710
16thB21653400
17thB22043302
18thB20872200
19thB22441100

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2020

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2020: 59.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2020

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2020: 38.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years