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PO41 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in the PO41 postcode district, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 125 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
440
2,454th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
640
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
19 people killed
Serious collisions
125
148 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PO41

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal173.9%
  • Serious12528%
  • Slight29868%

What the data shows

  • PO41 had 75 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 85 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in PO41 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in PO41 are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 73 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO41, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where PO41 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,454th
Most casualties
2,447th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,399th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday58 (13%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (24%)
  • 40 mph94 (21%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph229 (52%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant396 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (17%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8%)
  • Cyclist45 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO41 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO41, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO41 peaked at 19 in 1986; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
20241116
2023810
20221315
2021610
2020612
201989
201849
201757
20161013
2015910
201467
20131019
201258
2011715
201078
2009610
20081624
20071521
200648
20051523
20041012
20031017
20021524
2001916
200099
199948
1998918
19971315
1996910
19951015
19941018
19931017
1992710
19911123
199089
19891112
19881518
198778
19861925
19851625
198489
198368
19821218
19811117
19801013
197968

Map of recent crashes in PO41

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO41

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO41

The 24 most recent collisions in PO41 happened between 15 December 2022 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO41

The A3054 has the most collisions in PO41, 201 of 440 (46%), followed by the B3401 (99).

Collisions in PO41 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3054201261955
2ndB340199149231
3rdB339968123518
4thA6284900

Council areas covering PO41

Collisions in PO41 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Isle of Wight has 428 of 440 (97%).

Collisions in PO41 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIsle of Wight42862116124
2ndBarnsley111710