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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1992, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 1991 (160), and casualties rose from 201.

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 1992
207
Up 29% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
295
Up 47% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight16781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24784%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 207, up 29% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.2%)
  • February19 (9.2%)
  • March16 (7.7%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May19 (9.2%)
  • June12 (5.8%)
  • July14 (6.8%)
  • August29 (14%)
  • September11 (5.3%)
  • October19 (9.2%)
  • November16 (7.7%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (19%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (63%)
  • Wet or damp74 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (82%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (88%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (58%)
  • Pedestrian48 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2058 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (16%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (54%)
  • Passenger87 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (76%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1992

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1992: 97, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35497141316
2ndB3157232505
3rdA353163005
4thB31565600
5thA3522310
6thA351201
7thB31591300

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1992

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1992: 149.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1992

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1992: 123.

Dorset and its former districts in 1992

Dorset recorded 1,272 collisions in 1992, and 16% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1992, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1992.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years