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Isles of Scilly road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3 road traffic collisions on the Isles of Scilly in 2023, and 4 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 1 was serious.

Collisions were up 50% on 2022 (2), and casualties rose from 2.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 67 collisions on the Isles of Scilly.

Collisions in 2023
3
Up 50% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
4
Up 100% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
1
33% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isles of Scilly in 2023

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious133%
  • Slight267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious125%
  • Slight375%

Isles of Scilly road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 7 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 3, up 50% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 in 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1 (33%)
  • Thursday1 (33%)
  • Friday1 (33%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:590 (0%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591 (33%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592 (67%)
  • 18:00 to 20:590 (0%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • February1 (33%)
  • May1 (33%)
  • July1 (33%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3 (100%)

Road surface

  • Dry2 (67%)
  • Wet or damp1 (33%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (33%)
  • 60 mph2 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isles of Scilly in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2 (50%)
  • Cyclist2 (50%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (25%)
  • 21 to 252 (50%)
  • 66 to 751 (25%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2 (50%)
  • Passenger2 (50%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2 (40%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (40%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isles of Scilly in 2023

Map of the last 3 crashes of 2023 on the Isles of Scilly

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isles of Scilly ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isles of Scilly had the fewest road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
1st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
1st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 351 areas

Postcode districts on the Isles of Scilly: crashes in 2023

TR21 had 3 collisions in 2023.

Latest crashes on the Isles of Scilly in 2023

Of the 3 crashes on the Isles of Scilly in 2023, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 July 2023.

Severity

Isles of Scilly road accidents in other years