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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1983, and 231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (205), and casualties fell from 251.

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 1983
193
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
231
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1983

3.1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious4624%
  • Slight14173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight17676%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 193, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 193
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (17%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.3%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March15 (7.8%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June18 (9.3%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September9 (4.7%)
  • October18 (9.3%)
  • November11 (5.7%)
  • December14 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (93%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian75 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (27%)
  • Car occupant49 (21%)
  • Cyclist39 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (31%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3519 (8.2%)
  • 36 to 4514 (6.1%)
  • 46 to 5513 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (51%)
  • Pedestrian75 (32%)
  • Passenger38 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (54%)
  • Motorcycle66 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1983

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1983: 87, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35487106221
2ndB3157222616
3rdA353121414
4thA3451100
5thB31561110
6thB31591100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1983

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1983: 152.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1983

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1983: 133.

Dorset and its former districts in 1983

Dorset recorded 1,146 collisions in 1983, and 17% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years