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TN39 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,627 road traffic collisions in the TN39 postcode district, Rother, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 560 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1979
2,627
1,467th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,432
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
34 people killed
Serious collisions
560
631 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN39

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.2%
  • Serious56021%
  • Slight2,03577%

What the data shows

  • TN39 had 502 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 521 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in TN39 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 472 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN39, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in TN39.

Where TN39 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,467th
Most casualties
1,513th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday380 (14%)
  • Tuesday434 (17%)
  • Wednesday381 (15%)
  • Thursday362 (14%)
  • Friday448 (17%)
  • Saturday351 (13%)
  • Sunday271 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,012 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit440 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,478 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout47 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,953 (74%)
  • 40 mph314 (12%)
  • 50 mph26 (1%)
  • 60 mph310 (12%)
  • 70 mph18 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,159 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds291 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,926 (56%)
  • Pedestrian530 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist487 (14%)
  • Cyclist277 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant85 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN39 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN39, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN39 peaked at 75 in 1989; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254461
20244863
20234353
20225779
20214147
20203952
20196490
20185683
20175677
20165486
20155879
20146483
20133960
20124854
20113951
20105681
20095873
20085262
20075571
20065269
20056683
20045460
20035075
200270105
20015371
20006890
19995366
19986288
19976479
19965265
19955678
19945661
19934856
19926495
19915566
19905168
198975108
19887394
19876378
19865064
19857091
19845471
19835564
19826677
19815764
19806170
19795871

Map of recent crashes in TN39

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN39

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN39

The 24 most recent collisions in TN39 happened between 6 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN39

The A259 has the most collisions in TN39, 635 of 2,627 (24%), followed by the A269 (607).

Collisions in TN39 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25963593218142
2ndA2696077728125
3rdB2182256355167
4thB2098118146227
5thA2690243305
6thA259081100
7thA2714500
8thA20363300

Council areas covering TN39

Collisions in TN39 were recorded in 3 council areas. Rother has 2,525 of 2,627 (96%).

Collisions in TN39 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRother2,5253,28030529
2ndWealden95144228
3rdHastings7803

Towns in TN39

Collisions in TN39 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bexhill-on-Sea (2,070) and Lunsford's Cross (111).