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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2020, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (282), and casualties fell from 365.

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

Collisions in 2020
224
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
271
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
27% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2020

1.8% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious6027%
  • Slight16071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6825%
  • Slight19973%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 224, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 224
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.5%)
  • February16 (7.1%)
  • March10 (4.5%)
  • April5 (2.2%)
  • May16 (7.1%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August22 (9.8%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October22 (9.8%)
  • November21 (9.4%)
  • December29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (65%)
  • Wet or damp74 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph115 (51%)
  • 40 mph28 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (60%)
  • Cyclist33 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 7521 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (77%)
  • Passenger36 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 134th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2020

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2020, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2020

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2020: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054253008
2ndA3055243008
3rdA3020203309
4thA3056111714
5thB33235503
6thB33275502
7thB34015702
8thB33304410
9thA20303401
10thB33993301
11thA30212300
12thB30412201
13thB33952200
14thB33251101
15thB33291101
16thB33411100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2020

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2020: 45.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2020

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2020: 86.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years