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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1995, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (167), and casualties rose 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 1995
174
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
225
Up 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1995

2.3% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1995 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19285%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 174, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.2%)
  • February9 (5.2%)
  • March15 (8.6%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May14 (8%)
  • June12 (6.9%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August24 (14%)
  • September17 (9.8%)
  • October11 (6.3%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (77%)
  • Wet or damp39 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (87%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (4%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (91%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (52%)
  • Pedestrian40 (18%)
  • Cyclist30 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (12%)
  • 16 to 2030 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (16%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (59%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian40 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Weymouth and Portland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1995

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1995: 86, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35486115311
2ndA353172302
3rdB3157131801
4thB31562301
5thB31591101

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1995

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1995: 130.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1995

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1995: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 1995

Dorset recorded 1,217 collisions in 1995, and 14% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1995, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years