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PO33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,159 road traffic collisions in the PO33 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 908 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
4,159
831st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,456
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
56 people killed
Serious collisions
908
1,020 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
68
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO33

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.1%
  • Serious90822%
  • Slight3,20477%

What the data shows

  • PO33 had 572 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 848 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in PO33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 674 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO33, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in PO33.

Where PO33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
831st
Most casualties
851st
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday614 (15%)
  • Tuesday635 (15%)
  • Wednesday548 (13%)
  • Thursday584 (14%)
  • Friday698 (17%)
  • Saturday580 (14%)
  • Sunday500 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,066 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit697 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting331 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,618 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road275 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout171 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,784 (67%)
  • 40 mph311 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph60 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph950 (23%)
  • 70 mph40 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,366 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds446 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds94 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist34 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other116 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,993 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist992 (18%)
  • Pedestrian774 (14%)
  • Cyclist405 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant111 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO33, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO33 peaked at 138 in 1996; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255668
20245370
20235164
20225669
20215363
20203840
20195363
20185768
20177499
201681110
20157795
201480110
201378101
201278109
201186117
201087114
200988117
200885128
200789123
2006100136
200578104
2004103133
200394118
2002110147
2001114152
2000111141
199985108
199894119
1997114160
1996138195
199596129
1994102131
199387125
199274102
19917799
199099122
1989115148
1988106133
1987106141
1986118147
1985127167
1984127166
1983105135
198291118
198199132
198084112
197985108

Map of recent crashes in PO33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO33

The 24 most recent collisions in PO33 happened between 6 August and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO33

The A3054 has the most collisions in PO33, 1,020 of 4,159 (25%), followed by the A3055 (466).

Collisions in PO33 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30541,0201,30213235
2ndA30554666671298
3rdB3330341449471
4thB3395223126
5thA3056101205
6thA30218802
7thB33316802
8thB30555700
9thB30544400
10thA30203300

Council area for PO33

PO33 is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO33 accounts for 22% of them.

Towns in PO33

Collisions in PO33 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Ryde (2,157) and Wootton, Isle of Wight (289).