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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2004, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (456), and casualties rose from 591.

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

Collisions in 2004
457
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
617
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2004

0.7% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight37382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight52685%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 457, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.9%)
  • February23 (5%)
  • March41 (9%)
  • April29 (6.3%)
  • May45 (9.8%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July34 (7.4%)
  • August40 (8.8%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November36 (7.9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (70%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph239 (52%)
  • 40 mph62 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph144 (32%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (17%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.3%)
  • Over 7538 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (67%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (73%)
  • Motorcycle105 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • 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 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 170th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2004

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2004, with 42 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2004

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2004: 66, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556689013
2ndA30205679013
3rdA30544776011
4thA3056212908
5thB3323172011
6thA3021121503
7thB3330121503
8thB3395111202
9thB34017901
10thB33996800
11thB33415602
12thB33274400
13thB30561100
14thB33251100
15thB33291100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2004

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2004: 74.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2004

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2004: 160.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years