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PO37 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,174 road traffic collisions in the PO37 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 268 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,174
2,130th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,464
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
268
299 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PO37

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious26823%
  • Slight89776%

What the data shows

  • PO37 had 127 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 214 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PO37 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 201 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO37, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in PO37.

Where PO37 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,130th
Most casualties
2,173rd
Most fatal collisions
2,449th
Most serious collisions
2,090th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday167 (14%)
  • Wednesday173 (15%)
  • Thursday165 (14%)
  • Friday162 (14%)
  • Saturday201 (17%)
  • Sunday158 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight919 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,075 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1%)
  • 30 mph966 (82%)
  • 40 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph173 (15%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds956 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant624 (43%)
  • Pedestrian342 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (19%)
  • Cyclist160 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO37 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO37, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO37 peaked at 46 in 1984; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251616
202467
20231317
20221315
20211010
20201012
20191418
20181214
20171112
20162225
20152336
20141523
20132430
20122328
20112027
20102835
20091320
20081719
20072228
20062937
20052933
20042332
20032631
20022021
20013044
20002122
19992634
19983238
19974551
19963239
19953136
19943337
19932627
19923642
19912733
19902536
19893041
19882430
19874052
19862934
19853142
19844656
19833743
19824462
19813347
19802124
19793648

Map of recent crashes in PO37

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO37

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO37

The 24 most recent collisions in PO37 happened between 9 November 2023 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO37

The A3055 has the most collisions in PO37, 450 of 1,174 (38%), followed by the A3020 (118).

Collisions in PO37 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30554505695117
2ndA3020118165236
3rdA3056101302
4thB30553300

Council area for PO37

PO37 is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO37 accounts for 6.1% of them.

Towns in PO37

Collisions in PO37 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Shanklin (937) and Sandown (5).