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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1981, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (214), and casualties rose from 271.

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 1981
218
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
286
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5525%
  • Slight16073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight22278%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 218, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March15 (6.9%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June18 (8.3%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September21 (9.6%)
  • October16 (7.3%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (71%)
  • Wet or damp60 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (92%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (30%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)
  • Cyclist30 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (10%)
  • 16 to 2097 (34%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (10%)
  • 36 to 4517 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5522 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (61%)
  • Passenger63 (22%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (54%)
  • Motorcycle93 (24%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1981

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1981: 90, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35490105223
2ndB3157283304
3rdA353183406
4thB31562201
5thB31592301
6thB31541100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1981

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1981: 178.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1981

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1981: 152.

Dorset and its former districts in 1981

Dorset recorded 1,221 collisions in 1981, and 18% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years