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Hastings road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Hastings in 2024, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2023 (174), and casualties rose from 213.

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

Collisions in 2024
167
Down 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
220
Up 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Hastings in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Hastings in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Hastings from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4829%
  • Slight11770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight16675%

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1994. 2024 is highlighted, with 167, down 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 167
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday31 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (9.6%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6%)
  • February10 (6%)
  • March14 (8.4%)
  • April10 (6%)
  • May23 (14%)
  • June12 (7.2%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August12 (7.2%)
  • September9 (5.4%)
  • October13 (7.8%)
  • November16 (9.6%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (77%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph152 (91%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.2%)
  • 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 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (15%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 7520 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (63%)
  • Passenger42 (19%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (73%)
  • Motorcycle46 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hastings in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hastings had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2024.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hastings in 2024

Castle, Hastings, TN34 1NH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hastings in 2024, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hastings with the most crashes in 2024

The A259 had the most collisions in Hastings in 2024: 36, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hastings, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593656014
2ndA21152012
3rdA210191303
4thB20937802
5thB20925702
6thA26904400
7thB21594600
8thA21023401

Towns in Hastings: crashes in 2024

Hastings itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 147.

Postcode districts in Hastings: crashes in 2024

TN34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hastings in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in Hastings in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Hastings in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Hastings road accidents in other years