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Hastings road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2021, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (170), and casualties rose from 200.

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

Collisions in 2021
164
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
215
Up 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Hastings in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4326%
  • Slight11973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight16878%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2021 is highlighted, with 164, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 164
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.9%)
  • February12 (7.3%)
  • March7 (4.3%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May16 (9.8%)
  • June14 (8.5%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August15 (9.1%)
  • September15 (9.1%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December13 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph154 (94%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (52%)
  • Pedestrian38 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (57%)
  • Passenger54 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (71%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2021.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2021

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2021, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2021

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2021: 31, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593135110
2ndA21182203
3rdA2101162413
4thB209371001
5thA21006700
6thB21596702
7thA21024500
8thB209241002
9thA26902200

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2021

Hastings had 150 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2021

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2021: 64.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years