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Rother road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Rother in 2025, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (222), and casualties fell from 293.

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

Collisions in 2025
204
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
285
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Rother in 2025

None of the collisions in Rother in 2025 were fatal and 32% were serious, against 2.5% and 24% in Rother from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6532%
  • Slight13968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7326%
  • Slight21274%

Rother road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rother, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 378 in 1996. 2025 is highlighted, with 204, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday41 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.8%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June10 (4.9%)
  • July20 (9.8%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October13 (6.4%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December17 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (73%)
  • Wet or damp52 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph103 (50%)
  • 40 mph33 (16%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rother in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (67%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7538 (13%)
  • Over 7524 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (66%)
  • Passenger61 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rother in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rother had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2025.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rother in 2025

Bexhill Central, Rother, TN40 1QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rother in 2025, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rother with the most crashes in 2025

The A259 had the most collisions in Rother in 2025: 28, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rother, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259284108
2ndA21233109
3rdA269131803
4thA268121603
5thA210091203
6thA2658802
7thB224471204
8thA269051000
9thB21825603
10thA284601
11thB20964601
12thB20984401
13thA2713401
14thB20883401
15thB20893302
16thA20362200
17thB20992200
18thB21652300
19thA2291100
20thB20821101

Towns in Rother: crashes in 2025

Bexhill-on-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Rother in 2025: 58.

Postcode districts in Rother: crashes in 2025

TN39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rother in 2025: 44.

Latest crashes in Rother in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Rother in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Rother road accidents in other years