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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2009, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (170), and casualties fell from 230.

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 2009
151
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
183
Down 20% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2009

2% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight12079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15082%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 151, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 151
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday35 (23%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.6%)
  • February9 (6%)
  • March7 (4.6%)
  • April18 (12%)
  • May14 (9.3%)
  • June14 (9.3%)
  • July15 (9.9%)
  • August13 (8.6%)
  • September13 (8.6%)
  • October15 (9.9%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December7 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (72%)
  • Wet or damp37 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph127 (84%)
  • 40 mph3 (2%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (22%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (19%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3520 (11%)
  • 36 to 4536 (20%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6%)
  • Over 756 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider114 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (22%)
  • Passenger29 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (68%)
  • Motorcycle45 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2009, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2009

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2009: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354415108
2ndA353243002
3rdB31578811
4thB31562200
5thB31591200

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2009

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2009: 100.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2009

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2009: 86.

Dorset and its former districts in 2009

Dorset recorded 1,015 collisions in 2009, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years