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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1981, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1980 (387), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 1981
439
Up 13% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
579
Up 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
33% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1981

1.8% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious14733%
  • Slight28465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious18532%
  • Slight38667%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 439, up 13% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.8%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March28 (6.4%)
  • April36 (8.2%)
  • May36 (8.2%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July43 (9.8%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November31 (7.1%)
  • December34 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (73%)
  • Wet or damp108 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (59%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph141 (32%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (32%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20202 (35%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (7.1%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (57%)
  • Motorcycle179 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1981.

Collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1981

The A3054 and A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1981, with 63 each.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30546382122
2ndA30556378122
3rdA30205071221
4thA3056212906
5thB3330173216
6thB3401101706
7thB339591102
8thB33257701
9thA30215703
10thB33275602
11thB339951002
12thB33223602
13thB33233303
14thB33391100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1981

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1981: 71.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1981

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1981: 127.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years