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Hastings road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2017, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2016 (233), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2017
195
Down 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
251
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2017

None of the collisions in Hastings in 2017 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight15680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21084%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 195, down 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 195
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.7%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March17 (8.7%)
  • April13 (6.7%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July13 (6.7%)
  • August17 (8.7%)
  • September18 (9.2%)
  • October18 (9.2%)
  • November17 (8.7%)
  • December6 (3.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (82%)
  • Wet or damp34 (17%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (95%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (45%)
  • Pedestrian60 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (14%)
  • Cyclist20 (8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (56%)
  • Pedestrian60 (24%)
  • Passenger51 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (68%)
  • Motorcycle36 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2017.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2017

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2017, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2017: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259273306
2ndA21202106
3rdA2101111302
4thB2093111801
5thB209281301
6thA21006600
7thA21026601
8thB21596802
9thA26902201
10thA282201

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2017

Hastings had 183 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2017

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2017: 64.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2017.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years