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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2010, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2009 (356), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 2010
400
Up 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
548
Up 15% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
18% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2010

0.8% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight46685%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2010 is highlighted, with 400, up 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (18%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February16 (4%)
  • March36 (9%)
  • April34 (8.5%)
  • May27 (6.8%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July37 (9.3%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December36 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph226 (56%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph112 (28%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (14%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7547 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (65%)
  • Passenger140 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (69%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 138th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2010

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2010, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2010

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2010: 59, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30545980012
2ndA3055517618
3rdA3020496304
4thA3056132104
5thB3323131303
6thA302191001
7thB333091302
8thB340191501
9thB339571303
10thB33997811
11thB33414400
12thB33273300
13thB33293800
14thB33252201
15thA30511100
16thB30541100
17thB32351100
18thB33221100
19thB34111101

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2010

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2010: 66.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2010

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2010: 131.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years