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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2016, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (315), and casualties rose from 422.

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

Collisions in 2016
329
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
441
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
21% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2016

0.6% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6821%
  • Slight25979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight36382%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 329, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (19%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.5%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March29 (8.8%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May29 (8.8%)
  • June27 (8.2%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August32 (9.7%)
  • September31 (9.4%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December30 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (72%)
  • Wet or damp76 (23%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph175 (53%)
  • 40 mph53 (16%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph79 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (16%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.1%)
  • Over 7535 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (65%)
  • Passenger103 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (71%)
  • Motorcycle71 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 156th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2016

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2016, with 27 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2016

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2016: 46, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30544663012
2ndA30554565010
3rdA3020404709
4thA3056183304
5thB3323101101
6thA302181110
7thB33998901
8thB33957901
9thB340171003
10thB33252201
11thB33292201
12thB33302200
13thB33412300
14thB30411400
15thB33221100
16thB33271101

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2016

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2016: 56.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2016

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2016: 104.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years