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Hastings road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 1999, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (324), and casualties rose from 428.

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

Collisions in 1999
348
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
448
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Hastings in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight39288%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 348, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday66 (19%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.2%)
  • February30 (8.6%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April32 (9.2%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September34 (9.8%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (76%)
  • Wet or damp83 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph318 (91%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (55%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7526 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (53%)
  • Passenger119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1999.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 1999: 71, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597187110
2ndA21364706
3rdA2101202403
4thA2100172204
5thB2093162021
6thB2092112712
7thA21028800
8thB21598902
9thA2102200
10thA282301
11thB2092201
12thB21022200
13thA20361200
14thB20571200
15thB21011100
16thB21821101

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 1999

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 297.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 1999

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 1999: 117.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years