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Hastings road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1983, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (319), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 1983
325
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
391
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1983

0.6% of collisions in Hastings in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight32182%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1983 is highlighted, with 325, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (18%)
  • Wednesday32 (9.8%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February19 (5.8%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April31 (9.5%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July21 (6.5%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October30 (9.2%)
  • November32 (9.8%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (67%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (95%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist122 (31%)
  • Car occupant114 (29%)
  • Pedestrian108 (28%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (29%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9%)
  • 26 to 3546 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (54%)
  • Pedestrian108 (28%)
  • Passenger70 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (56%)
  • Motorcycle134 (25%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1983.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1983: 95, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25995116019
2ndA21333604
3rdA2101253103
4thB2159141902
5thA2102121414
6thB2093121303
7thA21003300
8thB5102201
9thA281100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1983

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 311.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1983

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1983: 119.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years