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Hastings road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1988, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (304), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 1988
306
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
371
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Hastings in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight25282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight31585%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 306, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July20 (6.5%)
  • August27 (8.8%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November28 (9.2%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph290 (95%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (39%)
  • Pedestrian95 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (22%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20113 (30%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (12%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 7527 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (50%)
  • Pedestrian95 (26%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (66%)
  • Motorcycle88 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1988.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1988: 90, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25990110015
2ndA21374412
3rdA2101212909
4thB2159101102
5thA21029901
6thB209391311
7thB20926600
8thA21001110
9thB5101100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1988

Hastings had 285 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1988

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1988: 121.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years