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PO32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
704
2,324th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
947
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
186
215 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PO32

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious18626%
  • Slight50872%

What the data shows

  • PO32 had 99 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 153 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in PO32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 153 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO32, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in PO32.

Where PO32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,324th
Most casualties
2,334th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,276th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (17%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway642 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph378 (54%)
  • 40 mph93 (13%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (28%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant484 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (18%)
  • Pedestrian124 (13%)
  • Cyclist101 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO32, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO32 peaked at 25 in 2000; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241017
202389
20221118
20211111
202056
20191112
2018810
20171111
20161419
20151422
20141516
20131617
20121417
20111522
20101112
20092030
20081516
20071721
20061622
20051730
20041520
20031419
20021619
20012327
20002535
19991313
19981725
19971725
19961522
19951925
19941930
19931425
19921620
1991711
19902131
19891828
19882231
19872432
19862228
19851422
19842128
1983915
19822027
19811013
19801213
19791214

Map of recent crashes in PO32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO32

The 24 most recent collisions in PO32 happened between 8 August 2023 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO32

The A3021 has the most collisions in PO32, 331 of 704 (47%), followed by the A3054 (83).

Collisions in PO32 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3021331465689
2ndA305483130319
3rdA30203301

Council area for PO32

PO32 is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO32 accounts for 3.7% of them.

Town in PO32

Of the 704 collisions in PO32, 334 (47%) were in East Cowes.