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PO31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,130 road traffic collisions in the PO31 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 276 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,130
2,149th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,425
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
276
315 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PO31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious27624%
  • Slight84775%

What the data shows

  • PO31 had 148 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 197 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in PO31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 233 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO31, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in PO31.

Where PO31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,149th
Most casualties
2,188th
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,068th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday196 (17%)
  • Friday190 (17%)
  • Saturday145 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight852 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,034 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph873 (77%)
  • 40 mph169 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph71 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds899 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant665 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (19%)
  • Pedestrian213 (15%)
  • Cyclist209 (15%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO31 peaked at 50 in 1985; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
202488
20231520
20221112
20212123
20201013
20191516
20181520
20171516
20162427
20152023
20141517
20131111
20122537
20112035
20102335
20091629
20082124
20072527
20062129
20051923
20042638
20032526
20022128
20012536
20002736
19992427
19982326
19972630
19964056
19953843
19942330
19932433
19922528
19911821
19901520
19894154
19883849
19873644
19863140
19855062
19843543
19832631
19823345
19813034
19803139
19793547

Map of recent crashes in PO31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO31

The 24 most recent collisions in PO31 happened between 27 November 2023 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO31

The A3020 has the most collisions in PO31, 344 of 1,130 (30%), followed by the B3325 (125).

Collisions in PO31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3020344460395
2ndB3325125151129
3rdA30217802

Council area for PO31

PO31 is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO31 accounts for 5.9% of them.

Town in PO31

Of the 1,130 collisions in PO31, 864 (76%) were in Cowes.