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Hastings road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1979, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,494 collisions in Hastings.

Collisions in 1979
301
Casualties in 1979
369
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1979

2% of collisions in Hastings in 1979 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight23779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29881%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 301.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9%)
  • February18 (6%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April18 (6%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June19 (6.3%)
  • July36 (12%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November20 (6.6%)
  • December25 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (67%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (96%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph9 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (34%)
  • Pedestrian112 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (22%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (11%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4523 (6.2%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.3%)
  • Over 7519 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (46%)
  • Pedestrian112 (30%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (66%)
  • Motorcycle88 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Hastings

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1979.

Collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1979

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1979: 79, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25979101318
2ndA213949110
3rdA2101293011
4thA2102131703
5thB2159121412
6thA21006702
7thB20936600

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1979

Hastings had 287 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1979

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1979: 117.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years