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Newport (Isle of Wight) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,093 road traffic collisions in Newport, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,724 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 581 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, up 33% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,093
328th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,724
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
21 people killed
Serious collisions
581
626 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Up 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Up 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Newport

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal210.7%
  • Serious58119%
  • Slight2,49181%

What the data shows

  • Newport had 444 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 636 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Newport were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 578 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newport, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Newport.

Where Newport ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
328th
Most casualties
338th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
300th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday490 (16%)
  • Tuesday464 (15%)
  • Wednesday537 (17%)
  • Thursday511 (17%)
  • Friday506 (16%)
  • Saturday362 (12%)
  • Sunday223 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,487 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit531 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,232 (72%)
  • One way street or slip road313 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway290 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout243 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,420 (78%)
  • 40 mph471 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph81 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph85 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,505 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds344 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other92 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,571 (42%)
  • Pedestrian843 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist743 (20%)
  • Cyclist366 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant131 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newport peaked at 103 in 1996; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254451
20243337
20234146
20224248
20213846
20204552
20194555
20184649
20175469
20165672
20155056
20146370
20134854
20126171
20116595
20106684
20096169
20086573
20077285
20068596
200585101
20047492
200383102
20026374
20017398
20006681
19997290
19987389
199796122
1996103153
19956678
19947286
19936393
19927277
19915564
19905870
19898087
19887580
19877283
198684102
19858398
1984102127
19836872
19827794
19817184
19805266
19797583

Map of recent crashes in Newport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newport

The 24 most recent collisions in Newport happened between 12 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newport

The A3020 has the most collisions in Newport, 765 of 3,093 (25%), followed by the A3054 (316).

Collisions in Newport on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30207659668131
2ndA3054316440151
3rdB3323262309259
4thB3401144180141
5thB3341737907
6thA3056142104
7thB304191003
8thA20304601

Council area for Newport

Newport is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newport accounts for 16% of them.

Postcode district for Newport

Of the 3,093 collisions in Newport, 3,091 (99.9%) were in the PO30 postcode district.