Hawkhurst road traffic accidents
Hawkhurst recorded 181 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 230 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 230
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 230
Collisions by Year
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Accidents in Hawkhurst
Road collision statistics for Hawkhurst
Collisions recorded
181
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
230
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
30
17.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hawkhurst
Collisions in Hawkhurst are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.2% of the total), with 35.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
98.9% of recorded collisions in Hawkhurst happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hawkhurst have produced 230 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 29 collisions, Monday 26 collisions, Tuesday 33 collisions, Wednesday 21 collisions, Thursday 16 collisions, Friday 33 collisions, Saturday 23 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 117 collisions, Darkness 64 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 179 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 130 collisions, 40 mph 26 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 19 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 144 collisions, Raining no high winds 25 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 134 casualties, Passenger 51 casualties, Pedestrian 45 casualties.
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Frequently asked questions about road accidents in Hawkhurst
How many road accidents have there been in Hawkhurst?
181 collisions have been recorded in Hawkhurst in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 230 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hawkhurst were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 30 were serious — 17.7% of all recorded collisions in Hawkhurst resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hawkhurst?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Hawkhurst, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 35.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hawkhurst happen on?
98.9% of collisions in Hawkhurst are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hawkhurst?
Pedestrians make up 19.6% of the 230 casualties recorded in Hawkhurst.
Where does the road accident data for Hawkhurst come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Hawkhurst cover 1999 to 2025.