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Hastings road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2007, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2006 (240), and casualties rose from 305.

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

Collisions in 2007
276
Up 15% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
375
Up 23% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2007

0.4% of collisions in Hastings in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight32186%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 276, up 15% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (18%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.3%)
  • February25 (9.1%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May23 (8.3%)
  • June22 (8%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October26 (9.4%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December24 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (75%)
  • Wet or damp66 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph256 (93%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (52%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (55%)
  • Passenger96 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (72%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2007.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2007

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2007, with 39 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2007: 58, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595892011
2ndA213745012
3rdB2092172814
4thA2101162001
5thA2102131502
6thB2093131902
7thB215981100
8thA21005900
9thB20961100
10thB21011100
11thB21021101
12thB32101201

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2007

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 253.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2007

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2007: 100.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2007.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years