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Rother road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2021, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (206), and casualties rose from 284.

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

Collisions in 2021
208
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
302
Up 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2021

None of the collisions in Rother in 2021 were fatal and 31% were serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6431%
  • Slight14469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight23377%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 208, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday44 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.8%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May19 (9.1%)
  • June15 (7.2%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August11 (5.3%)
  • September29 (14%)
  • October17 (8.2%)
  • November16 (7.7%)
  • December19 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (78%)
  • Wet or damp42 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph63 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (6%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.3%)
  • Over 7520 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (70%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (72%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had the 167th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2021

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2021, with 12 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2021

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2021: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259293605
2ndA212740010
3rdA269141504
4thA28132302
5thB2089101102
6thA210091101
7thB224491304
8thA2687903
9thA27171202
10thB21826600
11thA2655602
12thB20954802
13thB20994601
14thB20983602
15thA20362201
16thB20962300
17thB21652301
18thA2291100
19thA26901500
20thB22041101

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2021

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2021: 58.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2021

TN33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2021: 40.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years