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Hastings road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1998, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1997 (300), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 1998
324
Up 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
428
Up 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Hastings in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight27685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight37588%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1998 is highlighted, with 324, up 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday69 (21%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November30 (9.3%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (90%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (57%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (50%)
  • Passenger139 (32%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1998.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1998

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1998: 68, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596885012
2ndA21547005
3rdA2101172404
4thB2093162402
5thA21028900
6thB209261210
7thA21005500
8thB215951000
9thA284702
10thA2691100
11thA2711301
12thB21011200
13thB21891100
14thB2721100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1998

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 282.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1998

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1998: 111.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years