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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2023, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2022 (273), and casualties fell from 327.

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

Collisions in 2023
233
Down 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
292
Down 11% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
31% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2023

1.7% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2023 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious7331%
  • Slight15667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious7626%
  • Slight21273%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2023 is highlighted, with 233, down 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 233
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February21 (9%)
  • March12 (5.2%)
  • April10 (4.3%)
  • May20 (8.6%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July16 (6.9%)
  • August19 (8.2%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October19 (8.2%)
  • November15 (6.4%)
  • December23 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (70%)
  • Wet or damp62 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph134 (58%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph54 (23%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2040 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (14%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.9%)
  • Over 7528 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (68%)
  • Passenger50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (71%)
  • Motorcycle51 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 157th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2023

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2023, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2023

The A3055 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2023: 25, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3055252826
2ndA3054233417
3rdA30202227011
4thB34019905
5thB333081001
6thB33998904
7thA305671002
8thB33237811
9thB33957904
10thA30214402
11thB33274402
12thB33253300
13thA20301401

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2023

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2023: 41.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2023

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2023: 82.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years