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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1989, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (488), and casualties rose from 610.

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

Collisions in 1989
489
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
622
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
26% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1989

1.4% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight35372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious15024%
  • Slight46274%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 489, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.3%)
  • February29 (5.9%)
  • March36 (7.4%)
  • April30 (6.1%)
  • May46 (9.4%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July59 (12%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September47 (9.6%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November30 (6.1%)
  • December42 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (76%)
  • Wet or damp111 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (64%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph131 (27%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (8%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20190 (31%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (12%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (59%)
  • Passenger161 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (62%)
  • Motorcycle162 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1989.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1989

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1989: 70, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30547086019
2ndA30556382116
3rdA30203748011
4thA3056223624
5thB3330161800
6thB3395131513
7thB3323121305
8thA3021101804
9thB3327101100
10thB340181002
11thB33257802
12thB33993302
13thB30211200
14thB30541100
15thB33221100
16thB33291100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1989

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1989: 80.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1989

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1989: 131.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years