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Hastings road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,494 road traffic collisions in Hastings from 1979 to 2025, and 15,738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 116 were fatal and 2,384 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 167 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties fell from 220 to 211.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,494
59th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
15,738
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
116
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
167
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Hastings

0.9% of collisions in Hastings from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1160.9%
  • Serious2,38419%
  • Slight9,99480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1290.8%
  • Serious2,58816%
  • Slight13,02183%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. In 2025 there were 167, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 167
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025167211
2024167220
2023174213
2022205256
2021164215
2020170200
2019236297
2018180236
2017195251
2016233295
2015237296
2014224270
2013204261
2012206260
2011202252
2010197235
2009245300
2008269334
2007276375
2006240305
2005292376
2004253324
2003290392
2002291363
2001282366
2000273329
1999348448
1998324428
1997300395
1996337435
1995297377
1994354452
1993288361
1992301366
1991325402
1990338431
1989337419
1988306371
1987304380
1986293365
1985315378
1984304392
1983325391
1982319393
1981296373
1980310380
1979301369

When and where crashes happen in Hastings

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,838 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,820 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,832 (15%)
  • Thursday1,902 (15%)
  • Friday2,036 (16%)
  • Saturday1,788 (14%)
  • Sunday1,278 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59442 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59171 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,266 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,883 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,364 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,358 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,911 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,099 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January964 (7.7%)
  • February840 (6.7%)
  • March983 (7.9%)
  • April980 (7.8%)
  • May1,104 (8.8%)
  • June1,067 (8.5%)
  • July1,185 (9.5%)
  • August1,075 (8.6%)
  • September1,058 (8.5%)
  • October1,141 (9.1%)
  • November1,112 (8.9%)
  • December985 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,178 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,969 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown178 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,105 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,344 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds300 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds250 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.1%)
  • Other220 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded168 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,939 (72%)
  • Wet or damp3,377 (27%)
  • Frost or ice118 (0.9%)
  • Snow48 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph37 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph11,691 (94%)
  • 40 mph438 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph300 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,491 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road458 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout244 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway235 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hastings

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,440 (47%)
  • Pedestrian3,467 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist2,724 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,173 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant345 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant276 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant163 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)50 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant46 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5441 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10740 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 151,345 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 203,067 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,809 (11%)
  • 26 to 352,428 (15%)
  • 36 to 451,788 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,411 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,034 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75807 (5.1%)
  • Over 75728 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded140 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,635 (55%)
  • Passenger3,636 (23%)
  • Pedestrian3,467 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,564 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,870 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle1,210 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,149 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach458 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes364 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car361 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle111 (0.5%)
  • Minibus108 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (under 0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hastings

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hastings

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hastings ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had the 59th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
59th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
290thHinckley and Bosworth12,80417,4662722,111
291stEastbourne12,70716,2871172,284
292ndMalvern Hills12,69517,7523082,897
293rdHastings (this area)12,49415,7381162,384
294thBabergh12,49117,4372872,786
295thBracknell Forest12,42416,3931861,976
296thCannock Chase12,39316,6991851,530

Accident hotspots in Hastings

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings, with 820 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings from 1979 to 2025: 2,739, including 28 fatal and 559 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,7393,48928559
2ndA211,4491,82816275
3rdA21018071,0577158
4thB2093516683584
5thB2159433573779
6thA2102407470379
7thB2092331517661
8thA2100281379443
9thA2590395105
10thA28304107
11thA2690202503
12thB510131303
13thA269101300
14thB21898800
15thB21015600
16thA2714701
17thB20964400
18thB21024401
19thA2103300
20thB2093301

Towns in Hastings

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 11,381.

Postcode districts in Hastings

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings from 1979 to 2025: 4,330.

Latest crashes in Hastings

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hastings, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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