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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1987, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (529), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1987
457
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
604
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
27% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1987

1.1% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12427%
  • Slight32872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious14724%
  • Slight45175%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 457, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (18%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.2%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March26 (5.7%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May39 (8.5%)
  • June41 (9%)
  • July63 (14%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October27 (5.9%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December38 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (70%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (61%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph129 (28%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20178 (29%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (58%)
  • Passenger165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (62%)
  • Motorcycle159 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1987.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1987

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1987: 69, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556994122
2ndA30545270115
3rdA3020334819
4thB3330172204
5thA3021121405
6thA3056111412
7thB3395112002
8thB33236703
9thB339961001
10thB34016802
11thB33295700
12thB33254400
13thB332741704
14thA30262201
15thA30221100
16thA30501100
17thA30571100
18thA30651300
19thB30411100
20thB33221100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1987

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1987: 72.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1987

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1987: 129.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years