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Hastings road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2010, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2009 (245), and casualties fell from 300.

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

Collisions in 2010
197
Down 20% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
235
Down 22% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2010

1% of collisions in Hastings in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight15981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19683%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2010 is highlighted, with 197, down 20% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 197
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.6%)
  • February15 (7.6%)
  • March18 (9.1%)
  • April16 (8.1%)
  • May18 (9.1%)
  • June19 (9.6%)
  • July10 (5.1%)
  • August13 (6.6%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November14 (7.1%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (67%)
  • Wet or damp53 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)
  • Snow6 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph186 (94%)
  • 40 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (50%)
  • Pedestrian50 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (21%)
  • Passenger41 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (69%)
  • Motorcycle36 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2010.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2010

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area and Gensing, Hastings, TN37 6AU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hastings in 2010, with 28 collisions each.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2010

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2010: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259566507
2ndA21161604
3rdA2101121704
4thA2102101203
5thB2093101100
6thB215971100
7thB20923400
8thA21001110
9thB21021100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2010

Hastings had 181 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2010

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2010: 65.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years