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Hastings road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2018, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (195), and casualties fell from 251.

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

Collisions in 2018
180
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
236
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2018

None of the collisions in Hastings in 2018 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4927%
  • Slight13173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight18378%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2018 is highlighted, with 180, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 180
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.8%)
  • February15 (8.3%)
  • March10 (5.6%)
  • April9 (5%)
  • May17 (9.4%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July13 (7.2%)
  • August17 (9.4%)
  • September15 (8.3%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November16 (8.9%)
  • December16 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (78%)
  • Wet or damp34 (19%)
  • Snow5 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (94%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (46%)
  • Pedestrian44 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (17%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (21%)
  • 36 to 4539 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.1%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (58%)
  • Passenger55 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (69%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2018.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2018

Gensing, Hastings, TN37 6AU area and Silverhill, Hastings, TN37 7AG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hastings in 2018, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2018: 39, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259394909
2ndA21203205
3rdB2093121702
4thB215991201
5thA210171001
6thB20926603
7thA21025601
8thA21004601
9thA281100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2018

Hastings had 167 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2018

TN37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2018: 57.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years