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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1990, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (165), and casualties fell from 205.

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 1990
163
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
201
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17487%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 163, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 163
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (20%)
  • Thursday16 (9.8%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.7%)
  • February5 (3.1%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June15 (9.2%)
  • July16 (9.8%)
  • August12 (7.4%)
  • September19 (12%)
  • October13 (8%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December11 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (77%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (83%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (18%)
  • Cyclist26 (13%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (10%)
  • 16 to 2057 (28%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (12%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 656 (3%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (59%)
  • Passenger46 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (65%)
  • Motorcycle50 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1990

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1990: 81, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35481101313
2ndB3157151700
3rdA35391601
4thB31592200
5thB31561100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1990

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1990: 121.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1990

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1990: 97.

Dorset and its former districts in 1990

Dorset recorded 1,285 collisions in 1990, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1990.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years