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Bexhill-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,915 road traffic collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 759 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (57).

Collisions since 1979
3,915
263rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,929
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
59 people killed
Serious collisions
759
828 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bexhill-on-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal571.5%
  • Serious75919%
  • Slight3,09979%

What the data shows

  • Bexhill-on-Sea had 670 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 797 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 712 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bexhill-on-Sea, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Where Bexhill-on-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
263rd
Most casualties
270th
Most fatal collisions
197th
Most serious collisions
241st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday563 (14%)
  • Tuesday650 (17%)
  • Wednesday591 (15%)
  • Thursday583 (15%)
  • Friday653 (17%)
  • Saturday494 (13%)
  • Sunday381 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,059 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit770 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,409 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway227 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road193 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout70 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,437 (88%)
  • 40 mph444 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,226 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds391 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds91 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other52 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,456 (50%)
  • Pedestrian989 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist723 (15%)
  • Cyclist482 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant97 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bexhill-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexhill-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea peaked at 108 in 1989; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255875
20245771
20235968
20227298
20215868
20206189
201981109
20187090
201780104
201674109
20158099
201492108
20136378
20127185
20116389
201094120
200979100
200888103
20077588
200692123
20058499
20047592
20037396
2002100135
200184103
200091108
199990111
199894122
199788113
199690127
199595132
199493112
19937897
1992103131
199194117
1990101128
1989108135
1988105130
198798121
19866783
198596122
198484102
198392107
198299126
198199118
198089100
19797888

Map of recent crashes in Bexhill-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bexhill-on-Sea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bexhill-on-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea happened between 3 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bexhill-on-Sea

The A259 has the most collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea, 1,030 of 3,915 (26%), followed by the A269 (691).

Collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2591,0301,41027185
2ndA2696918157118
3rdB21824715965111
4thA2036194277548
5thB2098123153228
6thA2690193302
7thA2590121700

Council areas covering Bexhill-on-Sea

Collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea were recorded in 3 council areas. Rother has 3,872 of 3,915 (99%).

Collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRother3,8724,87857754
2ndHastings394505
3rdWealden4600

Postcode districts in Bexhill-on-Sea

Collisions in Bexhill-on-Sea were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TN39 (2,070) and TN40 (1,845).