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Isle of Wight road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2025, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (229), and casualties fell from 305.

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

Collisions in 2025
233
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
270
Down 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
26% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Wight in 2025

1.7% of collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 23% on the Isle of Wight from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6126%
  • Slight16872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight20375%

Isle of Wight road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 576 in 1996. 2025 is highlighted, with 233, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (21%)
  • Tuesday24 (10%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (11%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.7%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April17 (7.3%)
  • May19 (8.2%)
  • June14 (6%)
  • July31 (13%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September14 (6%)
  • October20 (8.6%)
  • November21 (9%)
  • December23 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (72%)
  • Wet or damp61 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3%)
  • 30 mph135 (58%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph57 (24%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (16%)
  • 66 to 7533 (12%)
  • Over 7522 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (71%)
  • Pedestrian39 (14%)
  • Passenger38 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (70%)
  • Motorcycle56 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (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 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Wight had the 157th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Wight in 2025

Newport Central, Isle of Wight, PO30 1SN area was the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Wight in 2025, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads on the Isle of Wight with the most crashes in 2025

The A3054 had the most collisions on the Isle of Wight in 2025: 32, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Wight, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30543238011
2ndA3055303317
3rdA3020161802
4thA3056141712
5thB340191202
6thA30216701
7thB33234403
8thB33994502
9thB33273501
10thB33303402
11thB33252201
12thB33952400
13thB33291100

Towns on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2025

Newport, Isle of Wight had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Wight in 2025: 44.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Wight: crashes in 2025

PO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Wight in 2025: 87.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Wight in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Isle of Wight road accidents in other years