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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1997, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (196), and casualties fell from 270.

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 1997
183
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
241
Down 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1997 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious126.6%
  • Slight16992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious177.1%
  • Slight22292%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 183, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (20%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April13 (7.1%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June18 (9.8%)
  • July24 (13%)
  • August9 (4.9%)
  • September14 (7.7%)
  • October11 (6%)
  • November12 (6.6%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (71%)
  • Wet or damp52 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph161 (88%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (53%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)
  • Cyclist25 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (11%)
  • 16 to 2039 (16%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (53%)
  • Passenger64 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Weymouth and Portland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 1997

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 1997: 78, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3547810919
2ndA353202101
3rdB3157131300

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1997

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 1997: 138.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 1997

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 1997: 110.

Dorset and its former districts in 1997

Dorset recorded 1,479 collisions in 1997, and 12% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years