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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2011, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (400), and casualties rose from 548.

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

Collisions in 2011
392
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
568
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2011

0.3% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2011 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight30578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9517%
  • Slight47283%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2011 is highlighted, with 392, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April39 (9.9%)
  • May28 (7.1%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September33 (8.4%)
  • October29 (7.4%)
  • November28 (7.1%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (71%)
  • Wet or damp104 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph218 (56%)
  • 40 mph54 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph107 (27%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (89%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (15%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (12%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (8.3%)
  • Over 7536 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (62%)
  • Passenger166 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (69%)
  • Motorcycle90 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 137th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2011

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2011, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2011

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2011: 59, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30555985014
2ndA3020436208
3rdA3054406105
4thA3056192902
5thB3323132201
6thB3395121403
7thB3401122414
8thB33309904
9thA30217802
10thB33415500
11thB33274500
12thB33993901
13thB33292201
14thB33221100
15thB33251400

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2011

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2011: 65.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2011

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2011: 122.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years