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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2006, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2005 (184), and casualties fell from 238.

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 2006
134
Down 27% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
158
Down 34% on 2005
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2006

None of the collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2006 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1410%
  • Slight12090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1610%
  • Slight14290%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 134, down 27% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 134
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.7%)
  • February7 (5.2%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April4 (3%)
  • May11 (8.2%)
  • June12 (9%)
  • July18 (13%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September11 (8.2%)
  • October9 (6.7%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (74%)
  • Wet or damp34 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (93%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (80%)
  • Roundabout16 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (18%)
  • Cyclist16 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (16%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3530 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (16%)
  • 46 to 5510 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.7%)
  • Over 7510 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (64%)
  • Pedestrian29 (18%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (70%)
  • Motorcycle34 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2006, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2006

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2006: 41, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354415102
2ndA353242903
3rdB3157121503
4thB31592301

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2006

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2006: 95.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2006

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2006: 86.

Dorset and its former districts in 2006

Dorset recorded 1,186 collisions in 2006, and 11% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years