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Hastings road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2009, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (269), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2009
245
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
300
Down 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2009

0.4% of collisions in Hastings in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight19680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24883%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2009 is highlighted, with 245, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 245
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.3%)
  • February10 (4.1%)
  • March14 (5.7%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June15 (6.1%)
  • July23 (9.4%)
  • August23 (9.4%)
  • September23 (9.4%)
  • October21 (8.6%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December19 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (73%)
  • Wet or damp58 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph225 (92%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (45%)
  • Pedestrian62 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (19%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2078 (26%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3532 (11%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.7%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (56%)
  • Passenger70 (23%)
  • Pedestrian62 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (67%)
  • Motorcycle59 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2009.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2009

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2009, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2009

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2009: 51, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595157012
2ndA21395106
3rdA2101131605
4thB2092111603
5thB2093111103
6thA21028801
7thB21594601
8thA21001100
9thA281500

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2009

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 226.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2009

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2009: 85.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years