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Shanklin road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 946 road traffic collisions in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 203 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
946
783rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,167
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
203
226 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shanklin

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious20321%
  • Slight73878%

What the data shows

  • Shanklin had 100 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 186 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Shanklin were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 162 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shanklin, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Shanklin.

Where Shanklin ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
783rd
Most casualties
804th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
702nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (13%)
  • Tuesday136 (14%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday134 (14%)
  • Saturday158 (17%)
  • Sunday117 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight748 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway855 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph908 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph19 (2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds765 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant485 (42%)
  • Pedestrian314 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (16%)
  • Cyclist122 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shanklin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shanklin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shanklin peaked at 40 in 1984; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251212
202467
20231012
2022910
202188
2020911
20191115
20181012
20171011
20161515
20151826
20141219
20132127
20122024
20111824
20102432
20091219
20081415
20072228
20062533
20052630
20042028
20031923
20021819
20012840
20001920
19992125
19982629
19973540
19962530
19952732
19942629
19931718
19922632
19912022
19901826
19892529
19881520
19872736
19862428
19852737
19844050
19832731
19823955
19812429
19801618
19792531

Map of recent crashes in Shanklin

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shanklin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shanklin

The 24 most recent collisions in Shanklin happened between 11 June 2023 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shanklin

The A3055 has the most collisions in Shanklin, 317 of 946 (34%), followed by the A3020 (84).

Collisions in Shanklin on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3055317403176
2ndA302084113223
3rdA30567701

Council area for Shanklin

Shanklin is on the Isle of Wight, where police recorded 19,069 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Shanklin accounts for 5% of them.

Postcode districts in Shanklin

Collisions in Shanklin were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PO37 (937) and PO36 (9).