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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2017, and 122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (102), and casualties fell from 162.

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 2017
97
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
122
Down 25% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2017

2.1% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious1714%
  • Slight10384%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 97, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 97
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (16%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.2%)
  • February8 (8.2%)
  • March8 (8.2%)
  • April1 (1%)
  • May6 (6.2%)
  • June10 (10%)
  • July9 (9.3%)
  • August15 (15%)
  • September5 (5.2%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November8 (8.2%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (75%)
  • Wet or damp24 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph79 (81%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant57 (47%)
  • Pedestrian22 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (16%)
  • Cyclist16 (13%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (15%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3523 (19%)
  • 36 to 4514 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (11%)
  • 56 to 655 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.7%)
  • Over 755 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (61%)
  • Passenger25 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car122 (71%)
  • Motorcycle19 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2017, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2017

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2017: 24, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354243917
2ndB315591310
3rdA3537901
4thB31546701
5thB31562200
6thB31592201
7thB31531100
8thB31571100
9thB31651100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2017

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2017: 62.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2017

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2017: 64.

Dorset and its former districts in 2017

Dorset recorded 740 collisions in 2017, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years