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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2006, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (456), and casualties fell from 611.

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

Collisions in 2006
450
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
588
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2006

1.1% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight38986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight51788%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2006 is highlighted, with 450, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February45 (10%)
  • March26 (5.8%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August39 (8.7%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October38 (8.4%)
  • November39 (8.7%)
  • December33 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (71%)
  • Wet or damp127 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph255 (57%)
  • 40 mph60 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph126 (28%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (65%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20119 (20%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 7531 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (64%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (76%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 161st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2006

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2006, with 45 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2006

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2006: 48, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3055486502
2ndA3054446306
3rdA3020425007
4thA3056273911
5thB3395182401
6thB3323141601
7thB3330101413
8thB340191203
9thA302181003
10thB339971412
11thB33416601
12thB33295601
13thB33221100
14thB33251200
15thB33271100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2006

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2006: 85.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2006

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2006: 158.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years