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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1995, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1994 (471), and casualties rose from 633.

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

Collisions in 1995
476
Up 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
642
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
19% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1995

1.3% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight38080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight53483%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1995 is highlighted, with 476, up 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday63 (13%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.4%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May39 (8.2%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October42 (8.8%)
  • November42 (8.8%)
  • December30 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (67%)
  • Wet or damp140 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph291 (61%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph136 (29%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (53%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Cyclist73 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.2%)
  • Over 7533 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (58%)
  • Passenger173 (27%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (69%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1995.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1995

The A3054 and A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1995, with 62 each.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30546296113
2ndA30556295114
3rdA3020516417
4thA3056203204
5thB3401172806
6thB3330131701
7thA302181110
8thB339581203
9thB33277701
10thB33995600
11thB33233300
12thB30552200
13thB33292200
14thA3051200
15thB30411101
16thB30541100
17thB33221101
18thB33251100
19thB33341100
20thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1995

Newport, Isle of Wight and Ryde had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1995, with 66 each.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1995

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1995: 139.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years