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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1991, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1990 (409), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 1991
400
Down 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
528
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
23% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1991

1.3% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight30576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10820%
  • Slight41478%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1991 is highlighted, with 400, down 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June37 (9.3%)
  • July58 (14%)
  • August38 (9.5%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December29 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (66%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (57%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph135 (34%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (66%)
  • Motorcycle101 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1991.

Collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1991

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1991: 63, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556390015
2ndA3054506319
3rdA3020354607
4thB3401213702
5thA3056192107
6thB3330132505
7thB332771000
8thB332361103
9thB33994401
10thB33953300
11thA30212300
12thB33222301
13thA50551101
14thB30201100
15thB30561100
16thB33251110
17thB33291400

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1991

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1991: 55.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1991

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1991: 117.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years