Rye road traffic accidents
Rye recorded 330 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 409 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 71
- Casualties
- 409
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 71
- Casualties
- 409
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Rye
Roads in Rye
Postcode districts in Rye
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Rye
Road collision statistics for Rye
Collisions recorded
330
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
409
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
71
23.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Rye
Collisions in Rye are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.6% of the total), with 17% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
79.4% of recorded collisions in Rye happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Rye have produced 409 casualties. Pedestrians account for 32.5% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 36 collisions, Monday 56 collisions, Tuesday 43 collisions, Wednesday 39 collisions, Thursday 58 collisions, Friday 53 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 274 collisions, Darkness 56 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 262 collisions, One way street 35 collisions, One way street/Slip road 15 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 299 collisions, 40 mph 9 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 21 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 276 collisions, Raining no high winds 27 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 201 casualties, Passenger 75 casualties, Pedestrian 133 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Rye
How many road accidents have there been in Rye?
330 collisions have been recorded in Rye in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 409 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Rye were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 71 were serious — 23.3% of all recorded collisions in Rye resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Rye?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Rye, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 17% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Rye happen on?
79.4% of collisions in Rye are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Rye?
Pedestrians make up 32.5% of the 409 casualties recorded in Rye.
Is road safety in Rye getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Rye were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Rye come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Rye cover 1999 to 2025.