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Hastings road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2008, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (276), and casualties fell from 375.

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

Collisions in 2008
269
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
334
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2008

None of the collisions in Hastings in 2008 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28686%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 269, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.6%)
  • February27 (10%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April18 (6.7%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August18 (6.7%)
  • September22 (8.2%)
  • October24 (8.9%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December17 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (72%)
  • Wet or damp74 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph249 (93%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (90%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (49%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (57%)
  • Passenger77 (23%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (70%)
  • Motorcycle61 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2008.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2008

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2008, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2008

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2008: 52, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259527107
2ndA21293506
3rdA2101171702
4thB2092141701
5thB2093121502
6thB2159111106
7thA21026800
8thA21005701
9thB22091100
10thB31841101

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2008

Hastings had 245 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2008

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2008: 90.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2008.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years