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Hurst Green (Rother) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Hurst Green, Rother, from 1979 to 2025, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
156
2,224th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
224
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
27
28 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hurst Green

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight12681%

What the data shows

  • Hurst Green had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Hurst Green were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Hurst Green are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hurst Green, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Hurst Green ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,224th
Most casualties
2,133rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (9%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (20%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (52%)
  • 40 mph47 (30%)
  • 60 mph25 (16%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant150 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hurst Green road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hurst Green, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hurst Green peaked at 7 in 1993; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202423
202311
202258
202122
202011
201922
201838
201722
201612
201522
201436
201311
201245
201133
201068
200912
200845
200746
200655
2005615
200424
200368
200245
200157
200022
199944
199833
199757
199611
199547
199444
1993710
199211
199135
1990514
198945
198856
198733
198644
198534
198444
198356
198238
198133
198035
197923

Map of recent crashes in Hurst Green

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hurst Green

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hurst Green

The 24 most recent collisions in Hurst Green happened between 10 August 2015 and 9 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hurst Green

The A21 has the most collisions in Hurst Green, 102 of 156 (65%), followed by the A265 (44).

Collisions in Hurst Green on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21102146312
2ndA2654463014

Council area for Hurst Green

Hurst Green is in Rother, where police recorded 14,013 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hurst Green accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Hurst Green

All 156 collisions in Hurst Green were in the TN19 postcode district.