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Hastings road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1997, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1996 (337), and casualties fell from 435.

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

Collisions in 1997
300
Down 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
395
Down 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1997

1% of collisions in Hastings in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight34487%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1997 is highlighted, with 300, down 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (21%)
  • Sunday27 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March23 (7.7%)
  • April32 (11%)
  • May28 (9.3%)
  • June20 (6.7%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September18 (6%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November20 (6.7%)
  • December26 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (77%)
  • Wet or damp63 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (93%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (58%)
  • Pedestrian90 (23%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (52%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1997.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1997

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1997: 66, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596690011
2ndA21324002
3rdA2101163323
4thB2092132102
5thB2093121801
6thA2102111102
7thA210081210
8thB215981202

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1997

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 271.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1997

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1997: 92.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years