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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2003, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (201), and casualties rose from 263.

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 2003
214
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
296
Up 13% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2003

2.8% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight18185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious289.5%
  • Slight26289%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 214, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (9.8%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.8%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March9 (4.2%)
  • April19 (8.9%)
  • May17 (7.9%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September25 (12%)
  • October21 (9.8%)
  • November10 (4.7%)
  • December13 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (74%)
  • Wet or damp49 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph173 (81%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (85%)
  • Roundabout15 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (18%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (54%)
  • Passenger82 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (70%)
  • Motorcycle52 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland in 2003

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2003, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2003

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2003: 63, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354638433
2ndA353244805
3rdB3157171904
4thB31561100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2003

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2003: 148.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2003

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2003: 121.

Dorset and its former districts in 2003

Dorset recorded 1,308 collisions in 2003, and 16% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2003.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years