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Isle of Wight road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1999, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1998 (477), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 1999
411
Down 14% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
538
Down 15% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 1999

1.2% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight33682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight44382%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 411, down 14% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.3%)
  • February20 (4.9%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June30 (7.3%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December20 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (73%)
  • Wet or damp105 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph255 (62%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (24%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (55%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist52 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7535 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1999.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 1999

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 1999: 49, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30554966010
2ndA3020446006
3rdA3054323816
4thA3056223715
5thB339591102
6thB333071001
7thA30216602
8thB34016912
9thB33995811
10thB33274401
11thB33233301
12thB33413300
13thA301100
14thB30411300
15thB30541300
16thB33221101
17thB33251201
18thB33291100
19thB33311100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1999

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 1999: 72.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 1999

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 1999: 123.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years