Hurst road traffic accidents
Hurst recorded 64 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 97 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 97
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 97
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Hurst
Roads in Hurst
Postcode districts in Hurst
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Hurst
Road collision statistics for Hurst
Collisions recorded
64
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
97
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
9
15.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hurst
Collisions in Hurst are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.8% of the total), with 35.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 70 mph.
51.6% of recorded collisions in Hurst happen on a dual carriageway. Around 18.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hurst have produced 97 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.1% 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 10 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 11 collisions, Wednesday 7 collisions, Thursday 7 collisions, Friday 12 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 41 collisions, Darkness 23 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Dual carriageway 33 collisions, Single carriageway 31 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 23 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions, 70 mph 32 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 52 collisions, Raining no high winds 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 73 casualties, Passenger 20 casualties, Pedestrian 4 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Hurst
How many road accidents have there been in Hurst?
64 collisions have been recorded in Hurst in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 97 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hurst were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 9 were serious — 15.6% of all recorded collisions in Hurst resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hurst?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Hurst, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 35.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hurst happen on?
51.6% of collisions in Hurst are recorded on a dual carriageway, most often where the limit is 70 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hurst?
Pedestrians make up 4.1% of the 97 casualties recorded in Hurst.
Is road safety in Hurst getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Hurst were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Hurst 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 Hurst cover 1999 to 2025.