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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1984, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 1983 (426), and casualties rose from 545.

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

Collisions in 1984
573
Up 35% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
783
Up 44% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
31% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1984

1.6% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious17631%
  • Slight38868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious19925%
  • Slight57573%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 573, up 35% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (18%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.2%)
  • February22 (3.8%)
  • March28 (4.9%)
  • April47 (8.2%)
  • May53 (9.2%)
  • June52 (9.1%)
  • July54 (9.4%)
  • August78 (14%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October46 (8%)
  • November52 (9.1%)
  • December53 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (69%)
  • Wet or damp172 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph362 (63%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph156 (27%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (30%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)
  • Cyclist79 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1576 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20301 (38%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (8.9%)
  • 36 to 4568 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5533 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (59%)
  • Passenger216 (28%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (56%)
  • Motorcycle243 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 on the Isle of Wight

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isle of Wight ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 156th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1984

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1984: 88, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305588125223
2ndA30547098020
3rdA30204657113
4thA3056253718
5thB3401163706
6thB339591012
7thB332781005
8thB33308903
9thA302171102
10thB33996901
11thB33235501
12thB33253402
13thB33293301
14thB30412200
15thB30552201
16thB30211200

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1984

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1984: 102.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1984

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1984: 177.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years