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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1998, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1997 (552), and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 1998
477
Down 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
635
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
17% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1998

0.6% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight39583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight53985%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1998 is highlighted, with 477, down 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (12%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.1%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March42 (8.8%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May37 (7.8%)
  • June44 (9.2%)
  • July32 (6.7%)
  • August63 (13%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October42 (8.8%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December33 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (71%)
  • Wet or damp132 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph304 (64%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph125 (26%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (59%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Cyclist51 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (10%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.8%)
  • Over 7531 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (55%)
  • Passenger189 (30%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (76%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1998.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1998

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1998: 55, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30555573111
2ndA3054547906
3rdA3020364504
4thA3056192703
5thB3395173205
6thB3330121904
7thB339991803
8thA302171301
9thB340171201
10thB332351100
11thB33274500
12thB30412201
13thB33252201
14thB33292301
15thA301100
16thB33221100
17thB33391200

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1998

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1998: 73.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1998

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1998: 143.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years