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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2015, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (119), and casualties rose from 139.

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 2015
123
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
156
Up 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2015

2.4% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2924%
  • Slight9174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight12178%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 123, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 123
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (19%)
  • Friday27 (22%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.1%)
  • February11 (8.9%)
  • March10 (8.1%)
  • April7 (5.7%)
  • May11 (8.9%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August12 (9.8%)
  • September18 (15%)
  • October9 (7.3%)
  • November8 (6.5%)
  • December6 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (84%)
  • Wet or damp18 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph109 (89%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)
  • Cyclist19 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (14%)
  • 36 to 4513 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5526 (17%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.3%)
  • Over 7515 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (62%)
  • Passenger34 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car143 (65%)
  • Motorcycle33 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2015, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2015

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2015: 27, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354273707
2ndB3155132012
3rdB3159111502
4thA353101024
5thB31562201
6thB31572200
7thA351200
8thB31531100
9thB31541100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2015

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2015: 88.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2015

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2015: 69.

Dorset and its former districts in 2015

Dorset recorded 861 collisions in 2015, and 14% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years