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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1988, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (457), and casualties rose from 604.

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

Collisions in 1988
488
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
610
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
24% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1988

1.4% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight36475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious13823%
  • Slight46376%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 488, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (19%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February32 (6.6%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April29 (5.9%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July39 (8%)
  • August44 (9%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October38 (7.8%)
  • November29 (5.9%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (68%)
  • Wet or damp149 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (64%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph129 (26%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian93 (15%)
  • Cyclist74 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20171 (28%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 7531 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (63%)
  • Passenger130 (21%)
  • Pedestrian93 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (62%)
  • Motorcycle158 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1988.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1988

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1988: 69, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556980212
2ndA30545276118
3rdA30204761116
4thA3056151805
5thB3330121604
6thB332391203
7thB339591313
8thB340181002
9thB33297702
10thA30216804
11thB33275601
12thB33994401
13thB33223401
14thA3551300

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1988

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1988: 75.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1988

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1988: 151.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years