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Isles of Scilly road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions on the Isles of Scilly from 1979 to 2025, and 71 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties were unchanged at 2.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
67
Lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
71
1.06 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the Isles of Scilly

None of the collisions on the Isles of Scilly from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1218%
  • Slight5582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1217%
  • Slight5983%

Isles of Scilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties on the Isles of Scilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 7 in 1999. In 2025 there were 2, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202334
202222
202100
202000
201911
201822
201711
201611
201511
201423
201333
201222
201111
201011
200933
200811
200722
200622
200533
200411
200322
200233
200122
200045
199978
199844
199733
199611
199511
199444
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198600
198500
198400
198300
198200
198100
198000
197900

When and where crashes happen on the Isles of Scilly

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (7.5%)
  • Tuesday11 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (21%)
  • Friday12 (18%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday7 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.5%)
  • February5 (7.5%)
  • March3 (4.5%)
  • April12 (18%)
  • May5 (7.5%)
  • June5 (7.5%)
  • July15 (22%)
  • August6 (9%)
  • September5 (7.5%)
  • October2 (3%)
  • November2 (3%)
  • December4 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds53 (79%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (6%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.5%)
  • Other3 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (70%)
  • Wet or damp20 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph16 (24%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph50 (75%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (97%)
  • Not recorded2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes on the Isles of Scilly

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian21 (30%)
  • Cyclist18 (25%)
  • Car occupant17 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (14%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (11%)
  • 16 to 2011 (15%)
  • 21 to 256 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 356 (8.5%)
  • 36 to 457 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 559 (13%)
  • 56 to 656 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (7%)
  • Over 754 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (62%)
  • Pedestrian21 (30%)
  • Passenger6 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car48 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (17%)
  • Motorcycle14 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (4.8%)
  • Minibus5 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.9%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the Isles of Scilly

Map of the 24 most recent crashes on the Isles of Scilly

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isles of Scilly ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isles of Scilly had the fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
1st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
345thOadby and Wigston5,2486,48060719
346thClackmannanshire4,0665,3171311,208
347thHeathrow Airport2,9933,65216331
348thNa h-Eileanan Siar2,2373,255100774
349thOrkney Islands1,4011,95575455
350thShetland Islands8661,24639186
351stIsles of Scilly (this area)6771012

Roads on the Isles of Scilly with the most crashes

The A311 had the most collisions on the Isles of Scilly from 1979 to 2025: 1.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isles of Scilly, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3111100

Postcode districts on the Isles of Scilly

TR21 had 63 collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Latest crashes on the Isles of Scilly

Of the latest 24 crashes on the Isles of Scilly, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 14 October 2025.

Severity