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Hastings road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2013, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (206), and casualties rose from 260.

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

Collisions in 2013
204
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
261
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2013

0.5% of collisions in Hastings in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight21482%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 204, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 204
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (22%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.8%)
  • February15 (7.4%)
  • March20 (9.8%)
  • April18 (8.8%)
  • May11 (5.4%)
  • June9 (4.4%)
  • July18 (8.8%)
  • August19 (9.3%)
  • September18 (8.8%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November18 (8.8%)
  • December18 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (74%)
  • Wet or damp52 (25%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (94%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (51%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (61%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)
  • Passenger49 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (68%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2013.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2013

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2013, with 32 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2013

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2013: 32, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593241012
2ndA21283804
3rdA2101152206
4thB2092101204
5thA210291211
6thB209381102
7thB21595600
8thA21004400

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2013

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 186.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2013

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2013: 79.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years