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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2021, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2020 (224), and casualties rose from 271.

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

Collisions in 2021
242
Up 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
300
Up 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
26% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2021

0.8% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6426%
  • Slight17673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight23277%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 242, up 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 242
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February11 (4.5%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April23 (9.5%)
  • May24 (9.9%)
  • June24 (9.9%)
  • July24 (9.9%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September24 (9.9%)
  • October17 (7%)
  • November21 (8.7%)
  • December22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (76%)
  • Wet or damp55 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph142 (59%)
  • 40 mph26 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7%)
  • Over 7523 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (70%)
  • Passenger50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (66%)
  • Motorcycle63 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • 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 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 137th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2021

Ryde North West, Isle of Wight, PO33 2JP area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2021, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2021

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2021: 20, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3055202507
2ndA3020192404
3rdA3054192113
4thA3056132203
5thB340181001
6thB33236603
7thB33254401
8thB33304702
9thB33954702
10thA30213301
11thB33273401
12thB33993301
13thB33292300
14thB30551100
15thB33221100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2021

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2021: 38.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2021

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2021: 73.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years