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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2022, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2021 (242), and casualties rose from 300.

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

Collisions in 2022
273
Up 13% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
327
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
25% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2022

2.6% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious6825%
  • Slight19873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious7021%
  • Slight24976%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2022 is highlighted, with 273, up 13% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 273
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.4%)
  • February14 (5.1%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April22 (8.1%)
  • May18 (6.6%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August26 (9.5%)
  • September25 (9.2%)
  • October15 (5.5%)
  • November22 (8.1%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (75%)
  • Wet or damp56 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph159 (58%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph69 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (95%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3561 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.3%)
  • Over 7528 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (72%)
  • Passenger55 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (68%)
  • Motorcycle66 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 132nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2022

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2022, with 19 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2022

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2022: 36, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054364139
2ndA3055293306
3rdA3020263015
4thB3401111805
5thA3056101112
6thB33957803
7thB33996603
8thB33275500
9thA30213710
10thB33233311
11thB33302200
12thB30411100
13thB3231100
14thB33251101
15thB33291100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2022

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2022: 42.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2022

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2022: 87.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2022, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years