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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1980, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1979 (281), and casualties fell from 350.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,593 collisions in Weymouth and Portland.

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

Collisions in 1980
214
Down 24% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
271
Down 23% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5425%
  • Slight15673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6123%
  • Slight20676%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 214, down 24% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.5%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March13 (6.1%)
  • April11 (5.1%)
  • May19 (8.9%)
  • June28 (13%)
  • July21 (9.8%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September17 (7.9%)
  • October19 (8.9%)
  • November15 (7%)
  • December14 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (73%)
  • Wet or damp56 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (93%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (10%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (29%)
  • Pedestrian62 (23%)
  • Cyclist30 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (11%)
  • 16 to 2078 (29%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4521 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (59%)
  • Pedestrian62 (23%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (53%)
  • Motorcycle91 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1980

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1980: 98, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35498134325
2ndB3157222506
3rdA353141903
4thB31562301
5thB31591100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1980

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1980: 178.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1980

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1980: 145.

Dorset and its former districts in 1980

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1980, and 17% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years