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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2003, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (442), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2003
456
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
591
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
21% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2003

1.5% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2003 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious9621%
  • Slight35377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious11620%
  • Slight46779%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2003 is highlighted, with 456, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9%)
  • February18 (3.9%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August54 (12%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October44 (9.6%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December42 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (72%)
  • Wet or damp117 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph252 (55%)
  • 40 mph69 (15%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (17%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (20%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7532 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (63%)
  • Passenger150 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (72%)
  • Motorcycle103 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 171st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2003

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2003, with 35 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2003

The A3020 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2003: 67, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30206781212
2ndA3054578009
3rdA30555273116
4thA3056192306
5thB3401172813
6thB339991404
7thB33237812
8thA30216801
9thB33306903
10thB33956801
11thB33275600
12thB33415500
13thB33254402
14thB33223301
15thB33292300
16thA20301100
17thA30331100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2003

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2003: 83.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2003

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2003: 144.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years