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Rother road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2022, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2021 (208), and casualties rose from 302.

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

Collisions in 2022
261
Up 25% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
375
Up 24% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2022

1.9% of collisions in Rother in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious9034%
  • Slight16664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious10227%
  • Slight26871%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2022 is highlighted, with 261, up 25% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.3%)
  • February20 (7.7%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November18 (6.9%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph129 (49%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (16%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (13%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.5%)
  • Over 7535 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (75%)
  • Motorcycle65 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had the 139th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2022

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2022, with 26 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2022

The A21 had the most collisions in Rother in 2022: 42, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA214262316
2ndA2593862113
3rdA2100152103
4thA269111103
5thA268101202
6thB2182101506
7thA269091801
8thA26581202
9thA27181302
10thA285805
11thB20895505
12thB22445802
13thA20364401
14thB20954701
15thB20984501
16thB20994401
17thB20873301
18thB21652600
19thB20881100
20thB20961200

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2022

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2022: 72.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2022

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2022: 56.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years