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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2016, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2015 (123), and casualties rose from 156.

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 2016
102
Down 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
162
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2016

1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2918%
  • Slight13281%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 102, down 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday22 (22%)
  • Saturday18 (18%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.9%)
  • February8 (7.8%)
  • March3 (2.9%)
  • April11 (11%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June9 (8.8%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August9 (8.8%)
  • September10 (9.8%)
  • October9 (8.8%)
  • November8 (7.8%)
  • December9 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (78%)
  • Wet or damp21 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph80 (78%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (92%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2030 (19%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9.9%)
  • Over 758 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (52%)
  • Passenger52 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (66%)
  • Motorcycle30 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2016, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2016

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2016: 26, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354263708
2ndB315591713
3rdB315971301
4thA3536701
5thB31543300
6thB31563300
7thB31573400
8thB31532200

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2016

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2016: 70.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2016

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2016: 70.

Dorset and its former districts in 2016

Dorset recorded 775 collisions in 2016, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years