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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2005, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (457), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2005
456
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
611
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2005

1.3% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight38083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight52886%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2005 is highlighted, with 456, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February38 (8.3%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June45 (9.9%)
  • July38 (8.3%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September39 (8.6%)
  • October33 (7.2%)
  • November34 (7.5%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (72%)
  • Wet or damp122 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph259 (57%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (20%)
  • 21 to 2556 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.1%)
  • Over 7529 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (67%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (77%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 160th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2005

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2005, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2005

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2005: 63, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556387110
2ndA30545271311
3rdA3020455903
4thA3056305006
5thB3323121201
6thB3395121500
7thB340192000
8thA302171501
9thB339971101
10thB33306801
11thB33254600
12thB33274703
13thB33414501
14thB33292200
15thA3541100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2005

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2005: 85.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2005

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2005: 170.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years