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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1991, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1990 (163), 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 1991
160
Down 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
201
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2918%
  • Slight12981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight16683%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 160, down 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (9.4%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.9%)
  • February6 (3.8%)
  • March9 (5.6%)
  • April17 (11%)
  • May15 (9.4%)
  • June22 (14%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September11 (6.9%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November10 (6.3%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (71%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (82%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (89%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (41%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (20%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (25%)
  • 21 to 2532 (16%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8%)
  • 56 to 658 (4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.5%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (60%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Passenger34 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (69%)
  • Motorcycle39 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1991: 81, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35481108113
2ndA353111411
3rdB31577700
4thB31561100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1991

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1991: 107.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1991

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1991: 93.

Dorset and its former districts in 1991

Dorset recorded 1,171 collisions in 1991, and 14% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1991.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years