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Hastings road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2016, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (237), and casualties fell from 296.

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

Collisions in 2016
233
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
295
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Hastings in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25285%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 233, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.2%)
  • February11 (4.7%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April29 (12%)
  • May23 (9.9%)
  • June8 (3.4%)
  • July20 (8.6%)
  • August18 (7.7%)
  • September20 (8.6%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November22 (9.4%)
  • December14 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (81%)
  • Wet or damp43 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (97%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (17%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2543 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (65%)
  • Passenger57 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (68%)
  • Motorcycle50 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2016.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2016

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2016, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2016

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2016: 55, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595566111
2ndA21253205
3rdA2101141901
4thB2093131803
5thA21027802
6thB215971001
7thA210061304
8thB20924401
9thA26901100
10thA281100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2016

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 208.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2016

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2016: 70.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years