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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2014, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (331), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 2014
326
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
427
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
20% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2014

0.6% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight26080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight35884%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2014 is highlighted, with 326, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.4%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May42 (13%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September22 (6.7%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (69%)
  • Wet or damp97 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph193 (59%)
  • 40 mph55 (17%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph66 (20%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (89%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (17%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7%)
  • Over 7525 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (65%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (67%)
  • Motorcycle72 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 169th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2014

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2014, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2014

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2014: 45, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30554553013
2ndA3054425918
3rdA3020344903
4thB3401121904
5thA3056101202
6thB33239900
7thB333081001
8thB33997901
9thB33256701
10thA30215602
11thB33275701
12thB33294501
13thB33413301
14thB33952201

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2014

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2014: 63.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2014

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2014: 111.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years