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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1994, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1993 (392), and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 1994
471
Up 20% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
633
Up 15% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
19% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1994

1.1% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8919%
  • Slight37780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight51381%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1994 is highlighted, with 471, up 20% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (3%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May44 (9.3%)
  • June45 (9.6%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September44 (9.3%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December29 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (70%)
  • Wet or damp133 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph283 (60%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph138 (29%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (54%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (13%)
  • Cyclist73 (12%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1044 (7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20127 (20%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.7%)
  • Over 7528 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (62%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (70%)
  • Motorcycle87 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1994.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1994

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1994: 81, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305581111118
2ndA30545572011
3rdA3020435516
4thA3056132314
5thB3323101104
6thB333091504
7thB340181302
8thA302171702
9thB339571001
10thB339961403
11thB33275501
12thB33294702
13thB30413300
14thB30553600
15thB33413300
16thB30202200
17thB33252200
18thA30881100
19thB30541100
20thB33311101

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1994

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1994: 72.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1994

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1994: 136.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years