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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2017, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (329), and casualties fell from 441.

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

Collisions in 2017
311
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
397
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
23% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2017

1% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight23676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight31579%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2017 is highlighted, with 311, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 311
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June28 (9%)
  • July30 (9.6%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October23 (7.4%)
  • November24 (7.7%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (72%)
  • Wet or damp74 (24%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph168 (54%)
  • 40 mph51 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph79 (25%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (92%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (9.6%)
  • Over 7524 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 148th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2017

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2017, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2017

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2017: 38, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30553851110
2ndA30543642010
3rdA3020303509
4thA3056162104
5thB3401101001
6thB332381204
7thA30216601
8thB33996700
9thB33274500
10thB33304400
11thB33414400
12thB33954502
13thB33253300
14thB33293302
15thA20301200
16thA30241101
17thB33221100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2017

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2017: 54.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2017

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2017: 103.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years