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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1983, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1982 (504), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 1983
426
Down 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
545
Down 22% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
31% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1983

1.6% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious13031%
  • Slight28968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious14927%
  • Slight38671%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 426, down 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.2%)
  • February20 (4.7%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April40 (9.4%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June42 (9.9%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August53 (12%)
  • September39 (9.2%)
  • October30 (7%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December32 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (73%)
  • Wet or damp110 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (69%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph104 (24%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (32%)
  • Pedestrian109 (20%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20192 (35%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (7.9%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (57%)
  • Passenger126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian109 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (54%)
  • Motorcycle183 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1983.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1983

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1983: 88, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305588124326
2ndA30544553114
3rdA30203744112
4thB3401131304
5thA3056121914
6thB333091001
7thB33955802
8thB33274500
9thA30213710
10thB33293500
11thB30412201
12thB33232200
13thB33992701
14thB22351101
15thB30051100
16thB30331101
17thB30551100
18thB33221200
19thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1983

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1983: 68.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1983

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1983: 110.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years