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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2004, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2003 (214), and casualties fell from 296.

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 2004
175
Down 18% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
222
Down 25% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2004 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious179.7%
  • Slight15689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious188.1%
  • Slight20191%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 175, down 18% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February6 (3.4%)
  • March17 (9.7%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June22 (13%)
  • July13 (7.4%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September10 (5.7%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November12 (6.9%)
  • December11 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (75%)
  • Wet or damp41 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph143 (82%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3545 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (18%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (61%)
  • Passenger57 (26%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland in 2004

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2004, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2004

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2004: 68, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354689027
2ndA353253704
3rdB3157131602
4thB31563300
5thB31592200

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2004

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2004: 108.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2004

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2004: 91.

Dorset and its former districts in 2004

Dorset recorded 1,282 collisions in 2004, and 14% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years