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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1984, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (193), and casualties rose from 231.

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 1984
195
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
239
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1984

3.1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious5126%
  • Slight13871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight17674%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 195, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (19%)
  • Friday22 (11%)
  • Saturday36 (18%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.1%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March14 (7.2%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June13 (6.7%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November24 (12%)
  • December24 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (72%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (92%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist93 (39%)
  • Car occupant67 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (18%)
  • Cyclist32 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (32%)
  • 21 to 2538 (16%)
  • 26 to 3522 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 4522 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (61%)
  • Passenger50 (21%)
  • Pedestrian43 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (52%)
  • Motorcycle95 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (11%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1984

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1984: 79, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3547999416
2ndB3157283208
3rdA353182204

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1984

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1984: 158.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1984

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1984: 135.

Dorset and its former districts in 1984

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1984, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years