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Hastings road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2020, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2019 (236), and casualties fell from 297.

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

Collisions in 2020
170
Down 28% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
200
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2020

None of the collisions in Hastings in 2020 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16884%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2020 is highlighted, with 170, down 28% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 170
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.3%)
  • February24 (14%)
  • March13 (7.6%)
  • April9 (5.3%)
  • May11 (6.5%)
  • June12 (7.1%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August14 (8.2%)
  • September23 (14%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December7 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (75%)
  • Wet or damp41 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph157 (92%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (94%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)
  • 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 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (52%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3536 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (20%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.5%)
  • Over 759 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (67%)
  • Passenger34 (17%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (72%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2020.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2020

Gensing, Hastings, TN37 6AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2020, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2020

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2020: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259253103
2ndA21182104
3rdB2093111602
4thA21017701
5thA21026600
6thA26905601
7thB21595500
8thA21004701
9thB20922400
10thA281200

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2020

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 157.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2020

TN38 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2020: 55.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years