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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1982, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1981 (218), and casualties fell from 286.

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 1982
205
Down 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
251
Down 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1982

2% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4723%
  • Slight15475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19678%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 205, down 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (9.8%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.4%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April24 (12%)
  • May20 (9.8%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July18 (8.8%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September14 (6.8%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December15 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (71%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (90%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist83 (33%)
  • Car occupant77 (31%)
  • Pedestrian59 (24%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (30%)
  • 21 to 2541 (16%)
  • 26 to 3530 (12%)
  • 36 to 4518 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5513 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.6%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (61%)
  • Pedestrian59 (24%)
  • Passenger39 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (56%)
  • Motorcycle90 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Minibus7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Weymouth and Portland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1982

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1982: 83, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35483106023
2ndB3157151702
3rdA35391012
4thB31566702

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1982

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1982: 150.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1982

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1982: 130.

Dorset and its former districts in 1982

Dorset recorded 1,246 collisions in 1982, and 16% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1982.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years