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Winchelsea Beach road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Winchelsea Beach, Rother, from 1979 to 2025, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
118
2,607th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
164
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
28
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Winchelsea Beach

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2824%
  • Slight9076%

What the data shows

  • Winchelsea Beach had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Winchelsea Beach were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Winchelsea Beach are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 12 children under 16 were killed or injured in Winchelsea Beach, 7.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Winchelsea Beach ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,607th
Most casualties
2,558th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday9 (7.6%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday23 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (19%)
  • Sunday23 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph101 (86%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant97 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Winchelsea Beach road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchelsea Beach, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Winchelsea Beach peaked at 7 in 1985; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202400
202311
202235
202100
202011
201936
201811
201712
201645
201544
201434
201300
201222
201148
201022
200956
200800
200722
200600
200555
200433
200322
200222
200125
200024
199923
199811
199734
199622
199523
199422
199312
199214
199156
199033
198933
198822
198746
198644
1985711
198447
198311
198245
198155
198047
197949

Map of recent crashes in Winchelsea Beach

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Winchelsea Beach

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Winchelsea Beach

The 24 most recent collisions in Winchelsea Beach happened between 7 May 2012 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Winchelsea Beach

Of the 118 collisions in Winchelsea Beach, 50 were on the A259.

Collisions in Winchelsea Beach on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595076011

Council area for Winchelsea Beach

Winchelsea Beach is in Rother, where police recorded 14,013 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Winchelsea Beach accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Winchelsea Beach

All 118 collisions in Winchelsea Beach were in the TN36 postcode district.