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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1988, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (173), and casualties fell from 213.

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 1988
168
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
205
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1988

0.6% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight16681%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 168, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 168
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February12 (7.1%)
  • March9 (5.4%)
  • April22 (13%)
  • May12 (7.1%)
  • June16 (9.5%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September14 (8.3%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November9 (5.4%)
  • December10 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (77%)
  • Wet or damp37 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (89%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (84%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (24%)
  • Cyclist20 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (28%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5510 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.9%)
  • Over 754 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (57%)
  • Pedestrian49 (24%)
  • Passenger39 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (63%)
  • Motorcycle55 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1988

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1988: 72, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3547293019
2ndB3157192103
3rdA3535601
4thB31562401
5thA3511100
6thA3521100
7thA3561200

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1988

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1988: 117.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1988

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1988: 109.

Dorset and its former districts in 1988

Dorset recorded 1,336 collisions in 1988, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years