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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1987, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1986 (225), and casualties fell from 263.

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 1987
173
Down 23% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
213
Down 19% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17683%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 173, down 23% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (24%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.5%)
  • February7 (4%)
  • March16 (9.2%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June11 (6.4%)
  • July14 (8.1%)
  • August17 (9.8%)
  • September23 (13%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November10 (5.8%)
  • December12 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (76%)
  • Wet or damp37 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (91%)
  • 60 mph15 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)
  • Cyclist29 (14%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (13%)
  • 16 to 2057 (27%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (62%)
  • Passenger47 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (59%)
  • Motorcycle64 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Weymouth and Portland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1987

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1987: 83, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35483105210
2ndB3157182012
3rdA353132412
4thB31563302
5thA351201
6thB31591101

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1987

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1987: 128.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1987

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1987: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 1987

Dorset recorded 1,286 collisions in 1987, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years