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PO40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in the PO40 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 162 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
558
2,384th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
747
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
162
194 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PO40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious16229%
  • Slight39070%

What the data shows

  • PO40 had 76 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 93 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in PO40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 74 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO40, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in PO40.

Where PO40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,384th
Most casualties
2,406th
Most fatal collisions
2,516th
Most serious collisions
2,320th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (62%)
  • 40 mph87 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph115 (21%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant335 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (20%)
  • Pedestrian120 (16%)
  • Cyclist84 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO40 peaked at 23 in 1995; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
202488
202367
202288
202144
202089
20191013
2018716
20171013
201678
201555
201499
2013911
20121222
20111219
201067
200956
2008613
20071418
20061522
20051724
20041010
20032229
20021215
20011316
20001117
19991827
19981723
19971822
19961113
19952337
1994810
19931621
19921017
19912025
19901217
19891416
19881218
19871416
19861926
198577
19841927
198369
19821114
19811923
19801827
19791214

Map of recent crashes in PO40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO40

The 24 most recent collisions in PO40 happened between 24 September 2022 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO40

The A3055 has the most collisions in PO40, 180 of 558 (32%), followed by the A3054 (75).

Collisions in PO40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3055180215252
2ndA305475121219
3rdB33995179017
4thB3401101802
5thA6334701

Council areas covering PO40

Collisions in PO40 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Isle of Wight has 551 of 558 (99%).

Collisions in PO40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIsle of Wight5517376160
2ndBarnsley71002

Town in PO40

Of the 558 collisions in PO40, 363 (65%) were in Freshwater and Totland.