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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1992, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (400), and casualties rose from 528.

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

Collisions in 1992
421
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
583
Up 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
26% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1992

1.2% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1992 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious11026%
  • Slight30673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious12421%
  • Slight45378%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1992 is highlighted, with 421, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.6%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April36 (8.6%)
  • May37 (8.8%)
  • June30 (7.1%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September19 (4.5%)
  • October34 (8.1%)
  • November39 (9.3%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (69%)
  • Wet or damp128 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (58%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph128 (30%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (55%)
  • Pedestrian111 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (12%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20115 (20%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (8.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (55%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian111 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (70%)
  • Motorcycle79 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1992.

Collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1992

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1992: 60, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556090019
2ndA30545177211
3rdA30203957116
4thA3056163102
5thA3021101402
6thB3395101400
7thB3401101200
8thB332391003
9thB339981901
10thB332761003
11thB33306701
12thB33293302
13thA30522301
14thB33252201
15thA30351100
16thB30201200
17thB30561100
18thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1992

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1992: 72.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1992

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1992: 131.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years