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Hastings road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2014, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (204), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2014
224
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
270
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Hastings in 2014 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight21981%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2014 is highlighted, with 224, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 224
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.4%)
  • February16 (7.1%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April14 (6.3%)
  • May28 (13%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July18 (8%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September15 (6.7%)
  • October18 (8%)
  • November15 (6.7%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (76%)
  • Wet or damp53 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph213 (95%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (43%)
  • Pedestrian56 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (17%)
  • Cyclist32 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (65%)
  • Pedestrian56 (21%)
  • Passenger38 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (67%)
  • Motorcycle48 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2014.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2014

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2014, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2014: 43, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594351110
2ndA21414609
3rdA2101192407
4thB2093131702
5thA210291103
6thB21598803
7thB20925901
8thA21002300

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2014

Hastings had 209 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2014

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2014: 82.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years