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Hastings road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2005, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2004 (253), and casualties rose from 324.

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

Collisions in 2005
292
Up 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
376
Up 16% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Hastings in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight23279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight31082%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2005 is highlighted, with 292, up 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March30 (10%)
  • April23 (7.9%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July21 (7.2%)
  • August23 (7.9%)
  • September20 (6.8%)
  • October27 (9.2%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (68%)
  • Wet or damp89 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph257 (88%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (52%)
  • Pedestrian85 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (15%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (53%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (75%)
  • Motorcycle60 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2005.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2005

Gensing, Hastings, TN37 6AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2005, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2005: 66, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596680212
2ndA21313737
3rdB2159173113
4thA2101132303
5thB2092122002
6thA210081302
7thA21026602
8thB209361101
9thA282200
10thA2291100
11thA2681101
12thA2691100
13thB20961100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2005

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 245.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2005

TN38 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2005: 87.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years