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TN40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,965 road traffic collisions in the TN40 postcode district, Rother, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 367 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,965
1,765th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,489
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
40 people killed
Serious collisions
367
407 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal392%
  • Serious36719%
  • Slight1,55979%

What the data shows

  • TN40 had 307 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 413 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in TN40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 322 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN40, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in TN40.

Where TN40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,765th
Most casualties
1,859th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,853rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday287 (15%)
  • Tuesday320 (16%)
  • Wednesday294 (15%)
  • Thursday308 (16%)
  • Friday314 (16%)
  • Saturday249 (13%)
  • Sunday193 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,507 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit411 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,553 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road148 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout63 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,742 (89%)
  • 40 mph211 (11%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,616 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,223 (49%)
  • Pedestrian502 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist381 (15%)
  • Cyclist241 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN40 peaked at 62 in 1990; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252837
20242833
20232532
20223141
20212733
20203452
20193441
20183040
20173541
20163545
20153751
20144554
20133543
20123342
20113958
20105165
20093242
20085161
20073644
20065472
20053642
20043749
20033643
20024355
20014755
20004148
19994961
19984553
19974052
19965586
19955682
19944763
19934359
19925468
19915369
19906275
19894751
19885666
19874961
19862731
19854355
19844551
19834858
19824766
19815468
19804753
19793842

Map of recent crashes in TN40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN40

The 24 most recent collisions in TN40 happened between 13 February and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN40

The A259 has the most collisions in TN40, 620 of 1,965 (32%), followed by the A269 (297).

Collisions in TN40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25962083220101
2ndA269297375249
3rdB2182233263448
4thA2036199284549
5thA2690111902
6thA259071000
7thB20985701

Council areas covering TN40

Collisions in TN40 were recorded in 2 council areas. Rother has 1,906 of 1,965 (97%).

Collisions in TN40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRother1,9062,41838361
2ndHastings586816

Town in TN40

Of the 1,965 collisions in TN40, 1,845 (94%) were in Bexhill-on-Sea.