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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2007, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (450), and casualties fell from 588.

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

Collisions in 2007
414
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
575
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2007

1.4% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight50387%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2007 is highlighted, with 414, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March41 (9.9%)
  • April23 (5.6%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August41 (9.9%)
  • September40 (9.7%)
  • October30 (7.2%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December35 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (71%)
  • Wet or damp108 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph214 (52%)
  • 40 mph80 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (14%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1051 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (8%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7525 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (58%)
  • Passenger168 (29%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (74%)
  • Motorcycle76 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 173rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2007

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2007, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2007

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2007: 53, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054537415
2ndA3055516615
3rdA3020506603
4thA3056192815
5thB3323131703
6thB3395111302
7thA302191203
8thB33309900
9thB340191212
10thB33416800
11thB33255502
12thB33995702
13thB33294500
14thB33273700
15thA30351100
16thB1231100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2007

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2007: 72.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2007

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2007: 129.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years