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Hastings road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1981, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (310), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 1981
296
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
373
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1981

1% of collisions in Hastings in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious10134%
  • Slight19265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious12233%
  • Slight24866%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 296, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.1%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March18 (6.1%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May23 (7.8%)
  • June27 (9.1%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September29 (9.8%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November25 (8.4%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (68%)
  • Wet or damp89 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (29%)
  • Pedestrian88 (24%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (11%)
  • 16 to 20103 (28%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (7%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (53%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (60%)
  • Motorcycle116 (24%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Hastings

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1981.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1981

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1981: 73, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597387128
2ndA21013359210
3rdA21243309
4thB2159121403
5thA2102101307
6thB20936601
7thA21003301
8thB5103302

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1981

Hastings had 286 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1981

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1981: 128.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years