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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2008, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (414), and casualties fell from 575.

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

Collisions in 2008
407
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
538
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2008

2.5% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight31878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight44082%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 407, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (9.6%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.1%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March37 (9.1%)
  • April35 (8.6%)
  • May25 (6.1%)
  • June37 (9.1%)
  • July37 (9.1%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September33 (8.1%)
  • October36 (8.8%)
  • November35 (8.6%)
  • December35 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (71%)
  • Wet or damp107 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph210 (52%)
  • 40 mph60 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph125 (31%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (17%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (7.4%)
  • Over 7532 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (63%)
  • Passenger138 (26%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (70%)
  • Motorcycle93 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Isle of Wight ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 159th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2008

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2008, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2008

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2008: 63, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30556391213
2ndA30545378110
3rdA3020394506
4thA3056213014
5thB3395131804
6thB3401131612
7thB3323121612
8thA30217801
9thB33256800
10thB33305501
11thB33415501
12thB33274401
13thB33993600
14thB33292201
15thA3551201
16thA3561101
17thB33031100
18thB33221100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2008

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2008: 65.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2008

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2008: 130.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2008, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years