Cowes road traffic accidents
Cowes recorded 403 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 496 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 83 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 117% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 83
- Casualties
- 496
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 83
- Casualties
- 496
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Cowes
Roads in Cowes
Postcode districts in Cowes
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Cowes
Road collision statistics for Cowes
Collisions recorded
403
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
496
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
83
20.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Cowes
Collisions in Cowes are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (17.1% of the total), with 23.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.1% of recorded collisions in Cowes happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Cowes have produced 496 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.4% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 47 collisions, Monday 51 collisions, Tuesday 51 collisions, Wednesday 69 collisions, Thursday 68 collisions, Friday 62 collisions, Saturday 55 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 309 collisions, Darkness 94 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 363 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, One way street/Slip road 11 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 362 collisions, 40 mph 35 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 335 collisions, Raining no high winds 39 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 312 casualties, Passenger 88 casualties, Pedestrian 96 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Cowes
How many road accidents have there been in Cowes?
403 collisions have been recorded in Cowes in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 496 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Cowes were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 83 were serious — 20.8% of all recorded collisions in Cowes resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Cowes?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Cowes, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 23.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Cowes happen on?
90.1% of collisions in Cowes are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Cowes?
Pedestrians make up 19.4% of the 496 casualties recorded in Cowes.
Is road safety in Cowes getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Cowes rose 117% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Cowes come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Cowes cover 1999 to 2025.