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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1994, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1993 (188), and casualties fell from 224.

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 1994
167
Down 11% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
205
Down 8% on 1993
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1994

0.6% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1994 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious159%
  • Slight15190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious157.3%
  • Slight18992%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 167, down 11% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 167
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday32 (19%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (18%)
  • Friday35 (21%)
  • Saturday11 (6.6%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.2%)
  • February9 (5.4%)
  • March11 (6.6%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May10 (6%)
  • June16 (9.6%)
  • July25 (15%)
  • August22 (13%)
  • September8 (4.8%)
  • October13 (7.8%)
  • November9 (5.4%)
  • December13 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (77%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (89%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (46%)
  • Pedestrian36 (18%)
  • Cyclist30 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (11%)
  • 16 to 2034 (17%)
  • 21 to 2535 (17%)
  • 26 to 3544 (21%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.9%)
  • Over 752 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (63%)
  • Passenger39 (19%)
  • Pedestrian36 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1994: 86, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3548610807
2ndA353182402
3rdB3157121502
4thB31562300

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1994

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1994: 131.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1994

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1994: 109.

Dorset and its former districts in 1994

Dorset recorded 1,266 collisions in 1994, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1994, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years