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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1982, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1981 (439), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 1982
504
Up 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
697
Up 20% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
28% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1982

1.8% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious14328%
  • Slight35270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious18026%
  • Slight50873%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1982 is highlighted, with 504, up 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5%)
  • February28 (5.6%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July69 (14%)
  • August74 (15%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October38 (7.5%)
  • November36 (7.1%)
  • December30 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Other19 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (75%)
  • Wet or damp119 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (66%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (27%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (30%)
  • Pedestrian113 (16%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20251 (36%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (11%)
  • 36 to 4550 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (55%)
  • Passenger199 (29%)
  • Pedestrian113 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (58%)
  • Motorcycle204 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1982.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1982

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1982: 87, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305587141133
2ndA30545781218
3rdA30204867115
4thA3056162504
5thA3021152013
6thB3401142302
7thB3330131802
8thB3327121201
9thB3395121902
10thB33995500
11thB33233400
12thB33252200
13thB33221100
14thB33291100
15thB33411100
16thB34021100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1982

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1982: 77.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1982

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1982: 136.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years