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Hastings road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1996, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (297), and casualties rose from 377.

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

Collisions in 1996
337
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
435
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Hastings in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight35582%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1996 is highlighted, with 337, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (18%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (11%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March21 (6.2%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June32 (9.5%)
  • July24 (7.1%)
  • August18 (5.3%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October31 (9.2%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December23 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (73%)
  • Wet or damp84 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph317 (94%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (56%)
  • Pedestrian93 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (20%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (54%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian93 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Hastings

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hastings ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1996.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1996

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1996: 70, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597088117
2ndA21344425
3rdA2101232902
4thB2093172404
5thA2102162112
6thB2092142003
7thB2159132202
8thA21005901
9thA282300

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1996

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 305.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1996

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1996: 109.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1996, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years