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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2005, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2004 (175), and casualties rose from 222.

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 2005
184
Up 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
238
Up 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight15986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20887%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 184, up 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.5%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May18 (9.8%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July18 (9.8%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September8 (4.3%)
  • October17 (9.2%)
  • November17 (9.2%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (4.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (74%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (84%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (53%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (14%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (18%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (19%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (58%)
  • Passenger62 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (70%)
  • Motorcycle39 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2005, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2005

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2005: 58, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354587327
2ndA353243000
3rdB31579900
4thA351100
5thA3561200
6thB31471100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2005

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2005: 114.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2005

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2005: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 2005

Dorset recorded 1,218 collisions in 2005, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2005, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years