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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1979, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,069 collisions on the Isle of Wight.

Collisions in 1979
432
Casualties in 1979
586
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
38% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1979

1.9% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious16338%
  • Slight26160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious19433%
  • Slight38365%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties on the Isle of Wight, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 432.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025233270
2024229305
2023233292
2022273327
2021242300
2020224271
2019282365
2018289376
2017311397
2016329441
2015315422
2014326427
2013331421
2012401575
2011392568
2010400548
2009356475
2008407538
2007414575
2006450588
2005456611
2004457617
2003456591
2002442591
2001504700
2000473651
1999411538
1998477635
1997552714
1996576825
1995476642
1994471633
1993392549
1992421583
1991400528
1990409543
1989489622
1988488610
1987457604
1986529658
1985535705
1984573783
1983426545
1982504697
1981439579
1980387519
1979432586

When and where crashes happen on the Isle of Wight in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.7%)
  • February19 (4.4%)
  • March24 (5.6%)
  • April22 (5.1%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June40 (9.3%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September54 (13%)
  • October30 (6.9%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (73%)
  • Wet or damp92 (21%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (60%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph142 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20185 (32%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4530 (5.1%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (55%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (60%)
  • Motorcycle156 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 on the Isle of Wight

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isle of Wight ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1979.

Collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1979

The A3020 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1979: 59, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30205991123
2ndA30545668222
3rdA30554880127
4thB3401222717
5thA3056182312
6thB3395152015
7thB33309903
8thB339991203
9thA30217902
10thB33257801
11thB332761202
12thB33232200
13thB30551100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1979

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1979: 75.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1979

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1979: 136.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years