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Hastings road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2006, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2005 (292), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 2006
240
Down 18% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
305
Down 19% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2006

0.4% of collisions in Hastings in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight26788%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2006 is highlighted, with 240, down 18% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.2%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March28 (12%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June21 (8.8%)
  • July22 (9.2%)
  • August20 (8.3%)
  • September13 (5.4%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December15 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (72%)
  • Wet or damp68 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (94%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (54%)
  • Pedestrian57 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (20%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (58%)
  • Passenger72 (24%)
  • Pedestrian57 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (73%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2006.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2006

Gensing, Hastings, TN37 6AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2006, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2006: 47, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259476408
2ndA21283603
3rdA2101131800
4thB2093111601
5thB2092101400
6thA21028901
7thB21597700
8thA21004500
9thA281100
10thB11100
11thB21891100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2006

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 216.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2006

TN38 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2006: 75.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2006.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years