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Hastings road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1984, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1983 (325), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 1984
304
Down 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
392
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1984

0.7% of collisions in Hastings in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6722%
  • Slight23577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight31480%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1984 is highlighted, with 304, down 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.9%)
  • February15 (4.9%)
  • March22 (7.2%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May17 (5.6%)
  • June30 (9.9%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August30 (9.9%)
  • September30 (9.9%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (67%)
  • Wet or damp95 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph290 (95%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (24%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (29%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (12%)
  • 36 to 4523 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (53%)
  • Pedestrian93 (24%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (62%)
  • Motorcycle108 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Hastings

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1984.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1984: 78, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25978102017
2ndA21344409
3rdA2101253006
4thA2102131403
5thB2159111202
6thA210081004
7thB20937701
8thB5101100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1984

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 286.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1984

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1984: 136.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years