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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2018, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (311), and casualties fell from 397.

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

Collisions in 2018
289
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
376
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
25% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2018

1% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight21474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8021%
  • Slight29378%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 289, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 289
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.5%)
  • February17 (5.9%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April22 (7.6%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August24 (8.3%)
  • September26 (9%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (5.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (82%)
  • Wet or damp50 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph149 (52%)
  • 40 mph43 (15%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph82 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.5%)
  • Over 7529 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (68%)
  • Passenger79 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 150th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2018

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2018, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2018

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054354714
2ndA3055293308
3rdA3020233107
4thA3056172606
5thB3401132003
6thB339571113
7thA30215702
8thB33235502
9thB33305610
10thB33994900
11thB33293300
12thB33272402
13thA20301100
14thA30651201
15thB33221101
16thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2018

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2018: 46.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2018

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2018: 103.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years