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Hastings road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2001, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (273), and casualties rose from 329.

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

Collisions in 2001
282
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
366
Up 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Hastings in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight24988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious359.6%
  • Slight33090%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 282, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (12%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June21 (7.4%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August14 (5%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November27 (9.6%)
  • December17 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (67%)
  • Wet or damp88 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph259 (92%)
  • 40 mph14 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (93%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (56%)
  • Pedestrian87 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (10%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2524 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (10%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.8%)
  • Over 7521 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (54%)
  • Pedestrian87 (24%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (77%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hastings

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hastings ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2001.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2001

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2001, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2001

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2001: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259455205
2ndA21263904
3rdA2590223201
4thA2100202502
5thB2093151901
6thA210191200
7thA26981100
8thB209271101
9thA210261001
10thA282200
11thB21592600
12thA2101100
13thB2091100
14thB21891100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2001

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 246.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2001

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2001: 95.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2001.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years