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Hastings road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2000, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1999 (348), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2000
273
Down 22% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
329
Down 27% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2000

1.8% of collisions in Hastings in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight22984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight28185%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 273, down 22% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 273
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (19%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February25 (9.2%)
  • March23 (8.4%)
  • April24 (8.8%)
  • May25 (9.2%)
  • June18 (6.6%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August24 (8.8%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November18 (6.6%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (63%)
  • Wet or damp93 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph241 (88%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (52%)
  • Pedestrian74 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (11%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (7%)
  • 26 to 3566 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (53%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian74 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (76%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2000.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2000

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2000: 42, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594254010
2ndA21222812
3rdA2100182412
4thA2590171904
5thB2093172002
6thA2101101101
7thB2092101501
8thB21598803
9thA21027902
10thA2711100
11thB20961100
12thB21891100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2000

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 234.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2000

TN37 and TN38 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2000, with 79 each.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years