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Hastings road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1982, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (296), and casualties rose from 373.

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

Collisions in 1982
319
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
393
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1982

1.3% of collisions in Hastings in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8627%
  • Slight22972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight29976%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1982 is highlighted, with 319, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (19%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6%)
  • February28 (8.8%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December23 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (68%)
  • Wet or damp99 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (98%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist128 (33%)
  • Car occupant126 (32%)
  • Pedestrian93 (24%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (10%)
  • 16 to 20105 (27%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (58%)
  • Pedestrian93 (24%)
  • Passenger74 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (60%)
  • Motorcycle126 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Hastings

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1982.

Collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1982

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1982: 81, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25981112229
2ndA21303916
3rdA2101303619
4thA2102141603
5thB2159121406
6thB20937803
7thA21003501

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1982

Hastings had 305 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1982

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1982: 114.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years