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East Cowes road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 81 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
334
1,457th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
403
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
81
86 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for East Cowes

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8124%
  • Slight25075%

What the data shows

  • East Cowes had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in East Cowes were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 91 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Cowes, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in East Cowes.

Where East Cowes ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,457th
Most casualties
1,513th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,302nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (18%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (94%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant146 (36%)
  • Pedestrian92 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (18%)
  • Cyclist66 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Cowes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cowes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Cowes peaked at 14 in 2000; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202455
202322
202222
202144
202033
201967
201811
201755
201656
2015710
20141011
2013910
201267
2011713
201078
20091014
20081011
20071012
200678
200578
200445
200355
200278
20011113
20001415
199988
1998813
19971219
1996710
1995910
19941013
199335
19921215
199122
1990912
198946
19881416
1987910
19861315
198555
198468
198357
19821212
198133
1980910
197967

Map of recent crashes in East Cowes

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Cowes

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Cowes

The 24 most recent collisions in East Cowes happened between 24 June 2019 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in East Cowes

Of the 334 collisions in East Cowes, 140 were on the A3021.

Collisions in East Cowes on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3021140179230

Council area for East Cowes

East Cowes is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. East Cowes accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode district for East Cowes

All 334 collisions in East Cowes were in the PO32 postcode district.