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Hastings road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2023, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2022 (205), and casualties fell from 256.

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

Collisions in 2023
174
Down 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
213
Down 17% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Hastings in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4828%
  • Slight12572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight16075%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2023 is highlighted, with 174, down 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 174
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February15 (8.6%)
  • March12 (6.9%)
  • April14 (8%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June16 (9.2%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August11 (6.3%)
  • September10 (5.7%)
  • October9 (5.2%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (78%)
  • Wet or damp38 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph162 (93%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hastings in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (52%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (8%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (62%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)
  • Passenger40 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (69%)
  • Motorcycle33 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2023.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2023

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2023, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2023

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2023: 35, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593540010
2ndA21212707
3rdB2093111605
4thA21018902
5thA21027700
6thB21594400
7thA21003301
8thB20923601
9thA26902301

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2023

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 161.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2023

TN37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2023: 57.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2023, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years