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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2019, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2018 (289), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 2019
282
Down 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
365
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
27% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2019

0.4% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7727%
  • Slight20472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8523%
  • Slight27976%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2019 is highlighted, with 282, down 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 282
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.4%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May20 (7.1%)
  • June18 (6.4%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September25 (8.9%)
  • October20 (7.1%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December25 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (70%)
  • Wet or damp80 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph148 (52%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph82 (29%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.2%)
  • Over 7527 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (64%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (75%)
  • Motorcycle57 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 150th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2019

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2019, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2019

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2019: 30, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30543053110
2ndA3055283407
3rdA3020273507
4thA3056172004
5thB340181005
6thA30216702
7thB33236701
8thB33275601
9thB33305602
10thB33954700
11thB33994601
12thB33253402
13thB33293600
14thB33221101
15thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2019

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2019: 45.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2019

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2019: 100.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years