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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2012, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2011 (113), and casualties rose from 143.

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 2012
131
Up 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
163
Up 14% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2012

3.1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious2015%
  • Slight10782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13683%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 131, up 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 131
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday24 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.9%)
  • February8 (6.1%)
  • March13 (9.9%)
  • April11 (8.4%)
  • May16 (12%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July9 (6.9%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September6 (4.6%)
  • October9 (6.9%)
  • November11 (8.4%)
  • December8 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (87%)
  • Wet or damp17 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph121 (92%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (42%)
  • Pedestrian36 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2030 (18%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3531 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (18%)
  • 46 to 5513 (8%)
  • 56 to 655 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (61%)
  • Pedestrian36 (22%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (65%)
  • Motorcycle31 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2012, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2012

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2012: 29, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354293722
2ndB3159141602
3rdA3532200
4thB31562200
5thB31572200
6thB31531100
7thB31551101

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2012

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2012: 95.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2012

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2012: 78.

Dorset and its former districts in 2012

Dorset recorded 843 collisions in 2012, and 16% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years