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Hastings road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1986, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (315), and casualties fell from 378.

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

Collisions in 1986
293
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
365
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1986

0.7% of collisions in Hastings in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7024%
  • Slight22175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7922%
  • Slight28478%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1986 is highlighted, with 293, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (18%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.1%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March16 (5.5%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May27 (9.2%)
  • June17 (5.8%)
  • July41 (14%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October29 (9.9%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (67%)
  • Wet or damp90 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (95%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (23%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (35%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6510 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (55%)
  • Pedestrian84 (23%)
  • Passenger79 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (62%)
  • Motorcycle120 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1986

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1986 in Hastings

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1986.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1986: 72, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25972100218
2ndA21434909
3rdA2101263507
4thB2159111400
5thA210091101
6thA21027702
7thB20926800
8thB20936601
9thB5102200
10thA281100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1986

Hastings had 223 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1986

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1986: 100.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years