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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2013, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2012 (401), and casualties fell from 575.

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

Collisions in 2013
331
Down 17% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
421
Down 27% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
23% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2013

1.2% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight25176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight33580%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2013 is highlighted, with 331, down 17% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 331
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March30 (9.1%)
  • April26 (7.9%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June32 (9.7%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October30 (9.1%)
  • November21 (6.3%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (73%)
  • Wet or damp74 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph198 (60%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (22%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (17%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.4%)
  • Over 7537 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (64%)
  • Passenger91 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (67%)
  • Motorcycle74 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 164th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2013

Ryde North West, Isle of Wight, PO33 2JP area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2013, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2013

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2013: 52, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30545279313
2ndA30554054010
3rdA3020324404
4thA3056202402
5thB340191102
6thB333081100
7thB33956603
8thA30215500
9thB33235502
10thB33995813
11thB33273300
12thB33293401
13thB33222200
14thB33251100
15thB33311101

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2013

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2013: 48.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2013

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2013: 100.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years