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Hastings road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1990, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (337), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 1990
338
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
431
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Hastings in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight28083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight36986%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 338, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday73 (22%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.7%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March28 (8.3%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June32 (9.5%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September20 (5.9%)
  • October32 (9.5%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December31 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (74%)
  • Wet or damp85 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (92%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (53%)
  • Pedestrian93 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (25%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.9%)
  • Over 7523 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (52%)
  • Passenger114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (71%)
  • Motorcycle75 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1990.

Collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1990

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1990: 77, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25977103117
2ndA21445508
3rdA2101303804
4thB2093111302
5thB2159111402
6thA2100101401
7thA2102101002
8thB209291712
9thA282300

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1990

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 308.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1990

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1990: 123.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years