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PO36 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,649 road traffic collisions in the PO36 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 595 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 34% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,649
1,457th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,610
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
43 people killed
Serious collisions
595
675 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO36

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.5%
  • Serious59522%
  • Slight2,01576%

What the data shows

  • PO36 had 347 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 516 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PO36 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 506 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO36, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in PO36.

Where PO36 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,457th
Most casualties
1,439th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,220th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday353 (13%)
  • Tuesday379 (14%)
  • Wednesday399 (15%)
  • Thursday369 (14%)
  • Friday444 (17%)
  • Saturday375 (14%)
  • Sunday330 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,005 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting250 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,411 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road164 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout58 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,738 (66%)
  • 40 mph144 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph64 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph650 (25%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,087 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds319 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other89 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,979 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist619 (17%)
  • Pedestrian512 (14%)
  • Cyclist235 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant86 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO36 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO36, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO36 peaked at 82 in 1998; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251922
20242933
20231819
20224150
20213751
20203236
20194663
20184356
20174962
20163352
20153146
20142940
20134455
20125688
20116192
20105795
20095379
20086180
200762102
20066283
20057193
20046288
20036182
20025872
200175108
200065111
19996991
199882114
19977084
19967396
19955985
199480114
19935366
19925791
19917292
19905876
19896988
19886676
19874967
19866478
19856787
198475104
19836489
198282109
19816682
19806282
19795781

Map of recent crashes in PO36

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO36

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 PO36

The 24 most recent collisions in PO36 happened between 29 September 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO36

The A3055 has the most collisions in PO36, 855 of 2,649 (32%), followed by the A3056 (412).

Collisions in PO36 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30558551,1537182
2ndA30564125946109
3rdB3395193268441
4thB3329112141325
5thB3330183508
6thA302091601
7thA30546901
8thB30556900
9thB33276801
10thA30353300

Council area for PO36

PO36 is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO36 accounts for 14% of them.

Towns in PO36

Collisions in PO36 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Sandown (1,204) and Brading (234).