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Hastings road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1987, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (293), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 1987
304
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
380
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Hastings in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6818%
  • Slight30881%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1987 is highlighted, with 304, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (20%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.3%)
  • February12 (3.9%)
  • March29 (9.5%)
  • April20 (6.6%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June30 (9.9%)
  • July30 (9.9%)
  • August44 (14%)
  • September18 (5.9%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November28 (9.2%)
  • December30 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (66%)
  • Wet or damp100 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (34%)
  • Pedestrian108 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (26%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (11%)
  • 16 to 20107 (28%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (54%)
  • Pedestrian108 (28%)
  • Passenger67 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (64%)
  • Motorcycle103 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1987.

Collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1987

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1987: 76, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597684211
2ndA21416419
3rdA2101252804
4thB2159142012
5thA21029905
6thB20939902
7thB20927701
8thA21005602
9thA20212300

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1987

Hastings had 284 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1987

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1987: 120.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years