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Hastings road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2002, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (282), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 2002
291
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
363
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2002

1% of collisions in Hastings in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31186%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 291, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.6%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April23 (7.9%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June23 (7.9%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August25 (8.6%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October28 (9.6%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (70%)
  • Wet or damp84 (29%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (88%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (54%)
  • Pedestrian65 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2061 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3575 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (59%)
  • Passenger85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (75%)
  • Motorcycle67 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hastings

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hastings ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2002.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2002

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2002, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2002

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2002: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259466007
2ndA21252802
3rdA2101162002
4thB2093151903
5thB2159152013
6thA2100101901
7thB2092101710
8thA21025501
9thA2952300
10thA2711100
11thA2721100
12thA281100
13thB21041300

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2002

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 250.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2002

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2002: 88.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years