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Hastings road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2019, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 2018 (180), and casualties rose from 236.

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

Collisions in 2019
236
Up 31% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
297
Up 26% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2019

None of the collisions in Hastings in 2019 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5925%
  • Slight17775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23479%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2019 is highlighted, with 236, up 31% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May15 (6.4%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July22 (9.3%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October22 (9.3%)
  • November20 (8.5%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (71%)
  • Wet or damp68 (29%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph220 (93%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (95%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (46%)
  • Pedestrian56 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.4%)
  • Over 7516 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (56%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (67%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2019.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2019

Silverhill, Hastings, TN37 7AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2019, with 31 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2019

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2019: 43, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594350013
2ndA21233104
3rdA2101112102
4thB2093111301
5thA210291303
6thB209281301
7thA210071001
8thB215971003
9thA281100

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2019

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 223.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2019

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2019: 73.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years