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Hastings road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2003, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (291), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 2003
290
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
392
Up 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2003

1.7% of collisions in Hastings in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight33585%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2003 is highlighted, with 290, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February12 (4.1%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April26 (9%)
  • May28 (9.7%)
  • June19 (6.6%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September24 (8.3%)
  • October22 (7.6%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December26 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (75%)
  • Wet or damp70 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph269 (93%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (58%)
  • Pedestrian86 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (53%)
  • Passenger99 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (78%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hastings ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2003.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2003

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2003, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2003

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2003: 66, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259668929
2ndA21314203
3rdA2101212704
4thB2092162605
5thB2159151900
6thB2093112211
7thA21008900
8thA282200
9thA21021100
10thA2671100
11thB21651200

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2003

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 253.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2003

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2003: 97.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years