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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2000, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (221), and casualties fell from 288.

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 2000
214
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
281
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight18888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious269.3%
  • Slight25390%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 214, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7%)
  • February19 (8.9%)
  • March21 (9.8%)
  • April12 (5.6%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June26 (12%)
  • July10 (4.7%)
  • August27 (13%)
  • September17 (7.9%)
  • October13 (6.1%)
  • November13 (6.1%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (4.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (70%)
  • Wet or damp63 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph177 (83%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (56%)
  • Pedestrian67 (24%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (16%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3546 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (54%)
  • Pedestrian67 (24%)
  • Passenger63 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2000: 75, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354759405
2ndA353253305
3rdB3157141601
4thB31594802
5thB30721100
6thB31561100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2000

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2000: 147.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2000

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2000: 125.

Dorset and its former districts in 2000

Dorset recorded 1,420 collisions in 2000, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years