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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2014, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2013 (139), and casualties fell from 172.

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 2014
119
Down 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
139
Down 19% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2014

1.7% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2118%
  • Slight9681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11482%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 119, down 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 119
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (18%)
  • Tuesday24 (20%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday12 (10%)
  • Friday17 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February8 (6.7%)
  • March10 (8.4%)
  • April9 (7.6%)
  • May9 (7.6%)
  • June5 (4.2%)
  • July16 (13%)
  • August10 (8.4%)
  • September9 (7.6%)
  • October14 (12%)
  • November7 (5.9%)
  • December10 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (78%)
  • Wet or damp26 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph92 (77%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (50%)
  • Pedestrian33 (24%)
  • Cyclist19 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (5%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (14%)
  • 26 to 3519 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (17%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.2%)
  • Over 757 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (65%)
  • Pedestrian33 (24%)
  • Passenger15 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2014, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2014

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2014: 39, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354395019
2ndB3159121401
3rdB31546601
4thA3535701
5thB31555600
6thB31573400
7thB31531100
8thB31561100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2014

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2014: 74.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2014

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2014: 73.

Dorset and its former districts in 2014

Dorset recorded 815 collisions in 2014, and 15% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years