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TN38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,355 road traffic collisions in the TN38 postcode district, Hastings, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 645 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
3,355
1,162nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,360
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
36 people killed
Serious collisions
645
709 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN38

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331%
  • Serious64519%
  • Slight2,67780%

What the data shows

  • TN38 had 498 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 633 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in TN38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 726 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN38, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in TN38.

Where TN38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,162nd
Most casualties
1,202nd
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
1,083rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday526 (16%)
  • Tuesday492 (15%)
  • Wednesday524 (16%)
  • Thursday513 (15%)
  • Friday544 (16%)
  • Saturday427 (13%)
  • Sunday329 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,495 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit752 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,218 (96%)
  • Roundabout53 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,118 (93%)
  • 40 mph32 (1%)
  • 60 mph187 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,695 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds389 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds79 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,341 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist752 (17%)
  • Pedestrian706 (16%)
  • Cyclist327 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant86 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN38, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN38 peaked at 107 in 1996; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254361
20245280
20233948
20225066
20213651
20205560
20196077
20185169
20174868
20166476
20155576
20146171
20135160
20125481
20115368
20104959
20097087
200887113
200778107
200675100
200588108
200486122
200382112
200279101
200187122
200081100
1999103138
199882111
199779103
1996107140
1995101144
199489109
199377107
19927388
199189111
199088122
198984104
198882100
19877694
19866989
19857997
19846888
198395117
198286111
19816879
19806384
19796381

Map of recent crashes in TN38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN38

The 24 most recent collisions in TN38 happened between 12 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN38

The A259 has the most collisions in TN38, 984 of 3,355 (29%), followed by the B2092 (317).

Collisions in TN38 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2599841,2948192
2ndB2092317490558
3rdB215978113015
4thA2100486917
5thA2102353806
6thA2690314905
7thA21202502
8thA2590132401
9thB21894400
10thA2693300

Council areas covering TN38

Collisions in TN38 were recorded in 2 council areas. Hastings has 3,289 of 3,355 (98%).

Collisions in TN38 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHastings3,2894,26231626
2ndRother6597219

Town in TN38

Of the 3,355 collisions in TN38, 2,870 (86%) were in Hastings.