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Hastings road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2022, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2021 (164), and casualties rose from 215.

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

Collisions in 2022
205
Up 25% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
256
Up 19% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2022

1% of collisions in Hastings in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5125%
  • Slight15274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5321%
  • Slight20179%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2022 is highlighted, with 205, up 25% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 205
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday25 (12%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.8%)
  • February15 (7.3%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April17 (8.3%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July18 (8.8%)
  • August13 (6.3%)
  • September11 (5.4%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November18 (8.8%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (78%)
  • Wet or damp40 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph186 (91%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (50%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (11%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (58%)
  • Passenger55 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (71%)
  • Motorcycle42 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hastings ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2022.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2022

Silverhill, Hastings, TN37 7AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2022, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2022

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2022: 29, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592936010
2ndA21263415
3rdB2159151804
4thA2101131302
5thB2093121602
6thA210061200
7thA21023301
8thB20923302
9thA26901200

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2022

Hastings had 190 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2022

TN37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2022: 75.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years