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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1997, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (576), and casualties fell from 825.

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

Collisions in 1997
552
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
714
Down 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
19% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1997

0.7% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious10419%
  • Slight44480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight58982%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 552, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (18%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.1%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March44 (8%)
  • April51 (9.2%)
  • May42 (7.6%)
  • June44 (8%)
  • July52 (9.4%)
  • August66 (12%)
  • September42 (7.6%)
  • October44 (8%)
  • November46 (8.3%)
  • December40 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (67%)
  • Wet or damp169 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph351 (64%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph148 (27%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (61%)
  • Pedestrian104 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (11%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (15%)
  • 21 to 2571 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35130 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.3%)
  • Over 7540 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (22%)
  • Pedestrian104 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (75%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 156th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1997

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1997: 79, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30557995319
2ndA305472105011
3rdA3020567408
4thA3056212603
5thB3401141905
6thB3330111503
7thA3021101804
8thB33236700
9thB339551000
10thB33995601
11thB33413300
12thB30412301
13thB33222601
14thB33252200
15thB33272200
16thA30571100
17thB33291100
18thB33311300

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1997

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1997: 96.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1997

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1997: 198.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years