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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2013, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (131), and casualties rose from 163.

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 2013
139
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
172
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1914%
  • Slight11986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight15188%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 139, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 139
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (19%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.4%)
  • February10 (7.2%)
  • March10 (7.2%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May9 (6.5%)
  • June8 (5.8%)
  • July8 (5.8%)
  • August11 (7.9%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (76%)
  • Wet or damp33 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph125 (90%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (83%)
  • Roundabout14 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (54%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)
  • Cyclist24 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (16%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.8%)
  • Over 759 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (64%)
  • Passenger36 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2013, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2013

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2013: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354365008
2ndB3159131601
3rdB3155111201
4thA3537701
5thB31567900
6thB31574400
7thB31533300
8thB31542300

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2013

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2013: 95.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2013

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2013: 83.

Dorset and its former districts in 2013

Dorset recorded 799 collisions in 2013, and 17% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years