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Hastings road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1989, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (306), and casualties rose from 371.

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

Collisions in 1989
337
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
419
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Hastings in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35184%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 337, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.9%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August30 (8.9%)
  • September19 (5.6%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (74%)
  • Wet or damp89 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (94%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (41%)
  • Pedestrian102 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (21%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20117 (28%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4527 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (53%)
  • Pedestrian102 (24%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (63%)
  • Motorcycle91 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1989.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1989

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1989: 77, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597793114
2ndA21466009
3rdA2101273303
4thB2093132403
5thB209281202
6thB215981001
7thA21007700
8thA21027702
9thA281101

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1989

Hastings had 318 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1989

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1989: 143.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years