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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2000, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1999 (411), and casualties rose from 538.

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

Collisions in 2000
473
Up 15% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
651
Up 21% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
21% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2000

1.3% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight36878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight53182%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2000 is highlighted, with 473, up 15% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (11%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March22 (4.7%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June31 (6.6%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August46 (9.7%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November30 (6.3%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Other23 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (67%)
  • Wet or damp142 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph269 (57%)
  • 40 mph56 (12%)
  • 60 mph147 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (59%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (19%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7532 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (56%)
  • Passenger194 (30%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (74%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 on the Isle of Wight

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isle of Wight ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2000.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2000

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2000: 51, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054517819
2ndA30555071114
3rdA3020425908
4thA3056215809
5thA3021131804
6thB3330131612
7thB3401111804
8thB3395101311
9thB33998913
10thB33276900
11thB33235702
12thB30543300
13thA30241100
14thA3041100
15thB3231101
16thB33291100
17thB33391101
18thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2000

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2000: 66.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2000

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2000: 146.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years