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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1986, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1985 (202), and casualties rose from 249.

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 1986
225
Up 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
263
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious7031%
  • Slight15368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious7127%
  • Slight19072%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 225, up 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 225
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.9%)
  • February5 (2.2%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May15 (6.7%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September20 (8.9%)
  • October21 (9.3%)
  • November17 (7.6%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (73%)
  • Wet or damp58 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (92%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist99 (38%)
  • Pedestrian62 (24%)
  • Car occupant58 (22%)
  • Cyclist33 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (13%)
  • 16 to 2090 (34%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3524 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4523 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 756 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (63%)
  • Pedestrian62 (24%)
  • Passenger36 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (53%)
  • Motorcycle106 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1986

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1986: 113, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354113131234
2ndB3157222308
3rdA353121303
4thB31566603
5thB31593500
6thA3451101

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1986

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1986: 155.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1986

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1986: 136.

Dorset and its former districts in 1986

Dorset recorded 1,314 collisions in 1986, and 17% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years