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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2012, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (392), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 2012
401
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
575
Up 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2012

1% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight32280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight48685%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2012 is highlighted, with 401, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June23 (5.7%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August39 (9.7%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October26 (6.5%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December47 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (66%)
  • Wet or damp120 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph234 (58%)
  • 40 mph28 (7%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph117 (29%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (18%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (13%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.1%)
  • Over 7530 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (64%)
  • Passenger133 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (70%)
  • Motorcycle78 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 119th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2012

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2012, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2012

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2012: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054527819
2ndA3055487108
3rdA3020355825
4thB3323172006
5thA3056161800
6thB3401122004
7thA30218802
8thB33306600
9thB33956701
10thB33274701
11thB33994400
12thB33412300
13thB33221200
14thB33251100
15thB33291100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2012

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2012: 61.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2012

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2012: 130.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years