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Hastings road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,531 road traffic collisions in Hastings from 1979 to 2025, and 14,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 101 were fatal and 2,233 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 155 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (148).

Collisions since 1979
11,531
102nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
14,395
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
101
109 people killed
Serious collisions
2,233
2,407 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
155
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
195
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hastings

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1010.9%
  • Serious2,23319%
  • Slight9,19780%

What the data shows

  • Hastings had 1,773 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 2,136 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Hastings were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,369 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hastings, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Hastings.

Where Hastings ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
102nd
Most casualties
103rd
Most fatal collisions
118th
Most serious collisions
89th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,715 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,687 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,699 (15%)
  • Thursday1,740 (15%)
  • Friday1,891 (16%)
  • Saturday1,637 (14%)
  • Sunday1,162 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,476 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,761 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown170 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,585 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road448 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout232 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph10,997 (95%)
  • 40 mph316 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph151 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,326 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,246 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds271 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds223 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds47 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist39 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other202 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded164 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,533 (45%)
  • Pedestrian3,316 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist2,543 (18%)
  • Cyclist1,125 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant333 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant254 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant154 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant42 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hastings road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hastings, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hastings peaked at 331 in 1994; 2025 had 155.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 155
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155195
2024148186
2023163197
2022195237
2021156209
2020160186
2019226281
2018170225
2017187244
2016213264
2015230293
2014211248
2013187240
2012195242
2011185232
2010184221
2009226267
2008247301
2007255337
2006216276
2005246315
2004227280
2003256338
2002258310
2001262341
2000235281
1999298368
1998285376
1997279369
1996311397
1995278355
1994331426
1993257310
1992281342
1991304378
1990309382
1989321396
1988287352
1987288362
1986223276
1985304363
1984288364
1983314379
1982308383
1981287362
1980297359
1979288350

Map of recent crashes in Hastings

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hastings

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hastings

The 24 most recent collisions in Hastings happened between 23 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hastings

The A259 has the most collisions in Hastings, 2,386 of 11,531 (21%), followed by the A21 (1,447).

Collisions in Hastings on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,3863,01024491
2ndA211,4471,86017285
3rdA21018011,0487157
4thB2093462622578
5thB2159424561778
6thA2102405468378
7thB2092182258135
8thA2100165208126
9thA284568015
10thA2590354705
11thB510131303
12thB21898800
13thB21015600
14thB21024401
15thA2103300
16thA2693300

Council areas covering Hastings

Collisions in Hastings were recorded in 3 council areas. Hastings has 11,381 of 11,531 (99%).

Collisions in Hastings by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHastings11,38114,143982,196
2ndRother146248337
3rdEastbourne3300

Postcode districts in Hastings

Collisions in Hastings were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by TN34 (4,214) and TN37 (3,149).