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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2024, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2023 (233), and casualties rose from 292.

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

Collisions in 2024
229
Down 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
305
Up 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
31% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2024

2.2% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious7031%
  • Slight15467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious7826%
  • Slight22273%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2024 is highlighted, with 229, down 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 229
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday27 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.2%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April17 (7.4%)
  • May13 (5.7%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July21 (9.2%)
  • August22 (9.6%)
  • September30 (13%)
  • October16 (7%)
  • November13 (5.7%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (72%)
  • Wet or damp59 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph123 (54%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (30%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (93%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (17%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (13%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.5%)
  • Over 7529 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (61%)
  • Passenger76 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (71%)
  • Motorcycle54 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Wight in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Isle of Wight ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 157th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2024

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2024, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2024

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2024: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054242905
2ndA3055232408
3rdB3401153216
4thA3020131915
5thA3056111804
6thA302171301
7thB33235701
8thB33955611
9thB33274902
10thB33253301
11thB33292201
12thB33302301
13thB33992301

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2024

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2024: 33.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2024

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2024: 73.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2024, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years