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Hastings road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2012, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (202), and casualties rose from 252.

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

Collisions in 2012
206
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
260
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Hastings in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight16982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight22386%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2012 is highlighted, with 206, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 206
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (21%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.3%)
  • February19 (9.2%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April6 (2.9%)
  • May24 (12%)
  • June13 (6.3%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August18 (8.7%)
  • September16 (7.8%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (72%)
  • Wet or damp50 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph199 (97%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (93%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (49%)
  • Pedestrian50 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (17%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (10%)
  • 16 to 2038 (15%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (52%)
  • Passenger75 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (69%)
  • Motorcycle45 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2012.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2012

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2012, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2012: 46, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259466806
2ndA21252903
3rdA2101152103
4thB215981302
5thB20926701
6thB209361000
7thA21025601
8thA21002300
9thB21001100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2012

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 193.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2012

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2012: 71.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years