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Hastings road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2004, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2003 (290), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2004
253
Down 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
324
Down 17% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Hastings in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight21384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight27785%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 253, down 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.5%)
  • February18 (7.1%)
  • March21 (8.3%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May24 (9.5%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July19 (7.5%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September19 (7.5%)
  • October23 (9.1%)
  • November17 (6.7%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (69%)
  • Wet or damp77 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (90%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (60%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (11%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (56%)
  • Passenger92 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2004.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2004

Gensing, Hastings, TN37 6AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2004, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2004: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259475405
2ndA21334207
3rdB2092194114
4thB2093121502
5thA2102101200
6thB2159101611
7thA210191003
8thA21003400
9thA2711200
10thA281101

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2004

Hastings had 223 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2004

TN38 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2004: 84.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years