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PO30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,933 road traffic collisions in the PO30 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,002 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 81 were fatal and 1,333 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 87 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (73).

Collisions since 1979
5,933
340th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,002
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
81
91 people killed
Serious collisions
1,333
1,587 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
87
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
105
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal811.4%
  • Serious1,33322%
  • Slight4,51976%

What the data shows

  • PO30 had 898 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 1,231 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PO30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 920 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO30, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in PO30.

Where PO30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
340th
Most casualties
312th
Most fatal collisions
495th
Most serious collisions
144th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday873 (15%)
  • Tuesday870 (15%)
  • Wednesday924 (16%)
  • Thursday952 (16%)
  • Friday947 (16%)
  • Saturday769 (13%)
  • Sunday598 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,590 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit658 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting592 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown81 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,989 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road324 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway317 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout277 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,866 (48%)
  • 40 mph920 (16%)
  • 50 mph41 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,911 (32%)
  • 70 mph159 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,726 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds664 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds156 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds129 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist47 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other184 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,490 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist1,433 (18%)
  • Pedestrian1,012 (13%)
  • Cyclist544 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant223 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant166 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO30 peaked at 198 in 1997; 2025 had 87.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 87
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587105
202473103
202382102
202287107
20217396
202086104
2019100143
2018103129
2017103134
2016104144
2015105148
2014111139
2013100130
2012130172
2011122178
2010131176
2009115136
2008130156
2007129171
2006158198
2005170233
2004160223
2003144197
2002123172
2001141206
2000146214
1999123170
1998143192
1997198261
1996193300
1995139199
1994136184
1993119185
1992131174
1991117153
1990114157
1989131161
1988151191
1987129164
1986152191
1985154205
1984177261
1983110135
1982136201
1981127174
1980104144
1979136184

Map of recent crashes in PO30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO30

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO30

The 24 most recent collisions in PO30 happened between 6 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO30

The A3020 has the most collisions in PO30, 1,046 of 5,933 (18%), followed by the A3054 (891).

Collisions in PO30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30201,0461,37116206
2ndA30548911,35712208
3rdB34014036196117
4thA30563876061079
5thB3323349442685
6thA3055162271357
7thB339980105222
8thB3341788708
9thB3041243106
10thA30216602
11thA20304601
12thB30203300

Council areas covering PO30

Collisions in PO30 were recorded in 3 council areas. The Isle of Wight has 5,920 of 5,933 (99.8%).

Collisions in PO30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIsle of Wight5,9207,985801,331
2ndBarnsley6601
3rdNew Forest4711

Town in PO30

Of the 5,933 collisions in PO30, 3,091 (52%) were in Newport, Isle of Wight.