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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1989, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1988 (168), and casualties were unchanged.

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 1989
165
Down 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
205
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight13179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight16781%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 165, down 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 165
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.1%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March9 (5.5%)
  • April13 (7.9%)
  • May10 (6.1%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September14 (8.5%)
  • October11 (6.7%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (72%)
  • Wet or damp45 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (86%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (92%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (29%)
  • 21 to 2512 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3542 (20%)
  • 36 to 4516 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (2%)
  • Over 756 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (62%)
  • Passenger45 (22%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (64%)
  • Motorcycle47 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1989

The A3540 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1989: 74, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35407493111
2ndB3157172203
3rdA35491001
4thA35202201
5thA3491101
6thA3531300

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1989

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1989: 123.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1989

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1989: 98.

Dorset and its former districts in 1989

Dorset recorded 1,280 collisions in 1989, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years