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Hastings road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2015, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2014 (224), and casualties rose from 270.

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

Collisions in 2015
237
Up 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
296
Up 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Hastings in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight19582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight25486%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 237, up 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 237
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March13 (5.5%)
  • April18 (7.6%)
  • May21 (8.9%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July22 (9.3%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November23 (9.7%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (80%)
  • Wet or damp45 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph223 (94%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (50%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (18%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2045 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (59%)
  • Passenger68 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (68%)
  • Motorcycle59 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2015.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2015

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2015, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2015: 53, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259536426
2ndA21313604
3rdA2101253405
4thA21028801
5thB21598800
6thB20937901
7thB20925700
8thA21001100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2015

Hastings had 225 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2015

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2015: 95.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2015.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years