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Rother road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2024, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (212), and casualties fell from 313.

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

Collisions in 2024
222
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
293
Down 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Rother in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious7433%
  • Slight14364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8328%
  • Slight20570%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2024 is highlighted, with 222, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February21 (9.5%)
  • March10 (4.5%)
  • April12 (5.4%)
  • May20 (9%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July19 (8.6%)
  • August20 (9%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October18 (8.1%)
  • November20 (9%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (63%)
  • Wet or damp75 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph103 (46%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (17%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7524 (8.2%)
  • Over 7527 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (72%)
  • Passenger53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (68%)
  • Motorcycle50 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had the 163rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2024

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2024, with 20 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2024

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2024: 41, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594154112
2ndA21203635
3rdA268121706
4thA28111800
5thB218281205
6thB224471002
7thA21006901
8thA2696604
9thA2655701
10thA26905501
11thB20984400
12thB22044501
13thA20363301
14thB20883400
15thB20893300
16thA2712402
17thB20822201
18thB20872201
19thB20952200
20thB20962201

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2024

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2024: 56.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2024

TN31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2024: 49.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2024, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years