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Weymouth and Portland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,593 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025, and 9,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 109 were fatal and 1,307 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 96 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (90), and casualties rose from 102 to 115.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
7,593
Casualties
9,654
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
109
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
96
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland

1.4% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1091.4%
  • Serious1,30717%
  • Slight6,17781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1161.2%
  • Serious1,43815%
  • Slight8,10084%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. In 2025 there were 96, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 96
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202596115
202490102
2023106121
202291121
20217389
20206577
201989126
201887111
201797122
2016102162
2015123156
2014119139
2013139172
2012131163
2011113143
2010153185
2009151183
2008170230
2007147197
2006134158
2005184238
2004175222
2003214296
2002201263
2001224284
2000214281
1999221288
1998207285
1997183241
1996196270
1995174225
1994167205
1993188224
1992207295
1991160201
1990163201
1989165205
1988168205
1987173213
1986225263
1985202249
1984195239
1983193231
1982205251
1981218286
1980214271
1979281350

When and where crashes happen in Weymouth and Portland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,059 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,113 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,126 (15%)
  • Thursday1,128 (15%)
  • Friday1,224 (16%)
  • Saturday1,109 (15%)
  • Sunday834 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59263 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5978 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59867 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,489 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,169 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59633 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January547 (7.2%)
  • February457 (6%)
  • March531 (7%)
  • April596 (7.8%)
  • May676 (8.9%)
  • June684 (9%)
  • July749 (9.9%)
  • August825 (11%)
  • September640 (8.4%)
  • October651 (8.6%)
  • November638 (8.4%)
  • December599 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,791 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,574 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit82 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,359 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds819 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds107 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds80 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist57 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other135 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,662 (75%)
  • Wet or damp1,826 (24%)
  • Frost or ice88 (1.2%)
  • Snow11 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph48 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph6,597 (87%)
  • 40 mph197 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph271 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph474 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,696 (88%)
  • Roundabout427 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road405 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant4,304 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist1,882 (19%)
  • Pedestrian1,871 (19%)
  • Cyclist1,067 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant177 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant154 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant63 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant51 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant39 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5248 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10478 (5%)
  • 11 to 15793 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 201,982 (21%)
  • 21 to 251,086 (11%)
  • 26 to 351,513 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,149 (12%)
  • 46 to 55899 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 65646 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75485 (5%)
  • Over 75366 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5,705 (59%)
  • Passenger2,078 (22%)
  • Pedestrian1,871 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car9,180 (67%)
  • Motorcycle1,978 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle1,111 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes628 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach268 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes202 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car186 (1.3%)
  • Minibus112 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle99 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter11 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Weymouth and Portland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland, with 720 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025: 2,751, including 47 fatal and 473 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3542,7513,63847473
2ndA35361985212104
3rdB3157553653593
4thB3159167205134
5thB3155118151322
6thB3156103124123
7thA354086109114
8thB3154404406
9thB3153151501
10thA356902
11thA3525610
12thA3452201
13thA35202201
14thA3562400
15thB31472200
16thA30301200
17thA3151101
18thA3371200
19thA3381200
20thA3491101

Towns in Weymouth and Portland

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025: 5,460.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025: 4,694.

Dorset and its former districts

Dorset recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity