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Ryde road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,157 road traffic collisions in Ryde, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 438 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
2,157
433rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,624
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
438
454 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ryde

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal180.8%
  • Serious43820%
  • Slight1,70179%

What the data shows

  • Ryde had 271 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 429 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Ryde were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 403 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ryde, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Ryde.

Where Ryde ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
433rd
Most casualties
451st
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
375th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday308 (14%)
  • Tuesday342 (16%)
  • Wednesday287 (13%)
  • Thursday294 (14%)
  • Friday377 (17%)
  • Saturday298 (14%)
  • Sunday251 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,640 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit470 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,790 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road257 (12%)
  • Roundabout55 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,071 (96%)
  • 40 mph31 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph45 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,749 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds231 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other73 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,149 (44%)
  • Pedestrian610 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist480 (18%)
  • Cyclist259 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ryde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ryde peaked at 71 in 1996; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252933
20242328
20233039
20223031
20212530
20201717
20192226
20183134
20172733
20163744
20153439
20144459
20134351
20123955
20114450
20104852
20095467
20083952
20073543
20064961
20053950
20045871
20035257
20026071
20015974
20006170
19994454
19985262
19975567
19967193
19956686
19945065
19934258
19923845
19914250
19904854
19896175
19885568
19875872
19866371
19856475
19846475
19835967
19825271
19815771
19804663
19794145

Map of recent crashes in Ryde

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ryde

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ryde

The 24 most recent collisions in Ryde happened between 3 March and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ryde

The A3054 has the most collisions in Ryde, 492 of 2,157 (23%), followed by the A3055 (259).

Collisions in Ryde on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30544925997107
2ndA3055259336248
3rdB3330256322247
4thB30554600
5thA30563302

Council area for Ryde

Ryde is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ryde accounts for 11% of them.

Postcode district for Ryde

All 2,157 collisions in Ryde were in the PO33 postcode district.