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Cowes road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 864 road traffic collisions in Cowes, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,044 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 210 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
864
833rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,044
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
210
237 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cowes

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious21024%
  • Slight64975%

What the data shows

  • Cowes had 114 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 164 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Cowes were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 188 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cowes, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Cowes.

Where Cowes ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
833rd
Most casualties
863rd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
688th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday129 (15%)
  • Thursday146 (17%)
  • Friday152 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight658 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph763 (88%)
  • 40 mph87 (10%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant442 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (20%)
  • Pedestrian178 (17%)
  • Cyclist171 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cowes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cowes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cowes peaked at 39 in 1985; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251212
202466
20231113
202278
20211920
202069
20191112
20181317
201799
20162021
20151517
20141213
201388
20122127
20111621
20102032
20091320
20081921
20072325
20061719
20051619
20042230
20032021
20021723
20011721
20002027
19991718
19981315
19971821
19962530
19952731
19941618
19931825
19922123
19911417
1990811
19892935
19882940
19872632
19862630
19853950
19842225
19832125
19822633
19812427
19802424
19793143

Map of recent crashes in Cowes

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cowes

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cowes

The 24 most recent collisions in Cowes happened between 6 August 2023 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cowes

The A3020 has the most collisions in Cowes, 241 of 864 (28%), followed by the B3325 (94).

Collisions in Cowes on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3020241309367
2ndB332594106122
3rdA30215602

Council area for Cowes

Cowes is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cowes accounts for 4.5% of them.

Postcode district for Cowes

All 864 collisions in Cowes were in the PO31 postcode district.