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Isle of Wight road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,069 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025, and 25,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 238 were fatal and 4,438 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 233 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (229), and casualties fell from 305 to 270.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,069
169th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,340
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
238
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
233
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight

1.2% of collisions on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2381.2%
  • Serious4,43823%
  • Slight14,39375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2661%
  • Serious5,11820%
  • Slight19,95679%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. In 2025 there were 233, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 233
  • 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

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,689 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,760 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,811 (15%)
  • Thursday2,857 (15%)
  • Friday3,046 (16%)
  • Saturday2,671 (14%)
  • Sunday2,235 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59707 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59179 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,250 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,081 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,728 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,069 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,530 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,525 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,382 (7.2%)
  • February1,194 (6.3%)
  • March1,373 (7.2%)
  • April1,391 (7.3%)
  • May1,581 (8.3%)
  • June1,700 (8.9%)
  • July1,929 (10%)
  • August2,062 (11%)
  • September1,706 (8.9%)
  • October1,571 (8.2%)
  • November1,600 (8.4%)
  • December1,580 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,520 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,504 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,736 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown265 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,274 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,091 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds469 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds421 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist138 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.1%)
  • Other564 (3%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,438 (70%)
  • Wet or damp5,127 (27%)
  • Frost or ice403 (2.1%)
  • Snow54 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph111 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph11,297 (59%)
  • 40 mph2,036 (11%)
  • 50 mph223 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5,097 (27%)
  • 70 mph303 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,883 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road1,076 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout587 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway455 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,498 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist4,668 (18%)
  • Pedestrian3,553 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,028 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant650 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant541 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant99 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant87 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101,127 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 151,577 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 205,435 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,924 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,651 (14%)
  • 36 to 452,920 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,498 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,945 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 751,430 (5.6%)
  • Over 751,307 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,531 (61%)
  • Passenger6,256 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,553 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,412 (68%)
  • Motorcycle4,767 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle2,108 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,680 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach737 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes533 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle302 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car185 (0.6%)
  • Minibus151 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle55 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots on the Isle of Wight

Map of the 24 most recent crashes 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 ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 169th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
169th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
180thDumfries and Galloway19,42127,2707385,306
181stSouth Kesteven19,16526,5844713,815
182ndWest Lothian19,08126,6524024,185
183rdIsle of Wight (this area)19,06925,3402384,438
184thSpelthorne19,00824,2142062,984
185thTest Valley18,98726,2844304,402
186thDartford18,85725,9792492,980

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area is the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight, with 708 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025: 2,528, including 36 fatal and 627 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30552,5283,41536627
2ndA30542,3083,22639544
3rdA30201,8732,49024424
4thA30568281,23916197
5thB34015147908151
6thB3330411545592
7thB3395382534792
8thA3021355490695
9thB3323350443685
10thB3399250380868
11thB3327234316053
12thB3325128155131
13thB3329116147325
14thB3341788708
15thB33224864015
16thB3041284009
17thB3055172201
18thB305491100
19thB30208900
20thA203071202

Towns on the Isle of Wight

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025: 3,093.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025: 5,920.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight

Of the latest 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity