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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1990, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1989 (489), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 1990
409
Down 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
543
Down 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
26% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1990

1.5% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10726%
  • Slight29672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12623%
  • Slight41076%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1990 is highlighted, with 409, down 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday46 (11%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.1%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March34 (8.3%)
  • April38 (9.3%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June38 (9.3%)
  • July38 (9.3%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September29 (7.1%)
  • October33 (8.1%)
  • November21 (5.1%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (73%)
  • Wet or damp100 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (62%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph105 (26%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20152 (28%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (61%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (63%)
  • Motorcycle132 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1990.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1990

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1990: 71, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30547189115
2ndA30556173110
3rdA30203351113
4thA3056172902
5thA3021121803
6thB340181604
7thB332371303
8thB33957901
9thB332761103
10thB33995802
11thB33304502
12thB30413502
13thB33252200
14thB30551100
15thB33221100
16thB33551300

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1990

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1990: 58.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1990

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1990: 114.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1990, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years