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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2001, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (214), and casualties rose from 281.

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 2001
224
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
284
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2001 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious229.8%
  • Slight20089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious258.8%
  • Slight25790%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 224, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (9.4%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8%)
  • February19 (8.5%)
  • March9 (4%)
  • April27 (12%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June20 (8.9%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August17 (7.6%)
  • September20 (8.9%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (79%)
  • Wet or damp45 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph189 (84%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (48%)
  • Pedestrian65 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (55%)
  • Pedestrian65 (23%)
  • Passenger63 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (73%)
  • Motorcycle46 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2001

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland in 2001

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2001, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2001

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2001: 69, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354699707
2ndA353182302
3rdA3540121603
4thB3157121300
5thB31563400

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2001

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2001: 150.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2001

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2001: 127.

Dorset and its former districts in 2001

Dorset recorded 1,462 collisions in 2001, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years