Skip to main content
CrashStats

Isle of Wight road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2001, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (473), and casualties rose from 651.

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

Collisions in 2001
504
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
700
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
19% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2001

0.2% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9719%
  • Slight40681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious12017%
  • Slight57983%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 504, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (11%)
  • February35 (6.9%)
  • March34 (6.7%)
  • April28 (5.6%)
  • May34 (6.7%)
  • June35 (6.9%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August63 (13%)
  • September30 (6%)
  • October49 (9.7%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December45 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (68%)
  • Wet or damp139 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (60%)
  • 40 mph56 (11%)
  • 60 mph143 (28%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (61%)
  • Pedestrian108 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (12%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (10%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5%)
  • Over 7532 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (58%)
  • Passenger189 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (76%)
  • Motorcycle88 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Isle of Wight ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 162nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2001

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2001, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2001

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2001: 58, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30555884013
2ndA3020577208
3rdA30545173012
4thA3056284507
5thA3021151802
6thB3395111504
7thB340191802
8thB332381602
9thB333081103
10thB339971102
11thB33414400
12thB33273301
13thA301101
14thA3051100
15thB30551100
16thB32301100
17thB33221100
18thB33251300
19thB33291100
20thB33391400

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2001

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2001: 73.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2001

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2001: 141.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years