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Hastings road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1980, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (301), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 1980
310
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
380
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Hastings in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight23676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight29979%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1980 is highlighted, with 310, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March18 (5.8%)
  • April20 (6.5%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June27 (8.7%)
  • July42 (14%)
  • August28 (9%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November28 (9%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (63%)
  • Wet or damp111 (36%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (95%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (30%)
  • Pedestrian94 (25%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (11%)
  • 16 to 20109 (29%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (12%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (53%)
  • Pedestrian94 (25%)
  • Passenger84 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (61%)
  • Motorcycle112 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Hastings

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1980.

Collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1980

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1980: 80, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25980101019
2ndA21434807
3rdA2101232809
4thA2102111101
5thB2159111314
6thA210071102
7thB20937900
8thB5101100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1980

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 296.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1980

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1980: 119.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years