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Hastings road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1985, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1984 (304), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 1985
315
Up 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
378
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1985

1% of collisions in Hastings in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight24076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight29979%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1985 is highlighted, with 315, up 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (19%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February10 (3.2%)
  • March17 (5.4%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May27 (8.6%)
  • June39 (12%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October30 (9.5%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (96%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian108 (29%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (11%)
  • 16 to 2097 (26%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (11%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5525 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (51%)
  • Pedestrian108 (29%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (61%)
  • Motorcycle124 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1985.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1985

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1985: 76, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597684015
2ndA213946010
3rdA2101212502
4thB2093121203
5thA2102111303
6thB2159101902
7thA21004602
8thB5101100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1985

Hastings had 299 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1985

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1985: 125.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years