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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2008, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2007 (147), and casualties rose from 197.

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 2008
170
Up 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
230
Up 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2008

2.4% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious219.1%
  • Slight20589%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 170, up 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday9 (5.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February8 (4.7%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April6 (3.5%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June16 (9.4%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August16 (9.4%)
  • September10 (5.9%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November30 (18%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (81%)
  • Wet or damp30 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (88%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (54%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Cyclist16 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (18%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3523 (10%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (63%)
  • Passenger45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (72%)
  • Motorcycle39 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2008, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2008

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2008: 41, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354415923
2ndA353212912
3rdB3157111603
4thB31592200
5thA30301200
6thA3371200
7thA3381200
8thB30731100
9thB31561100
10thB33471100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2008

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2008: 113.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2008

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2008: 94.

Dorset and its former districts in 2008

Dorset recorded 1,100 collisions in 2008, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2008, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years