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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 87 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2018, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (97), and casualties fell from 122.

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 2018
87
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
111
Down 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2018

3.4% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious1517%
  • Slight6979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious1514%
  • Slight9384%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 87, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 87
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (22%)
  • Tuesday12 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (21%)
  • Thursday9 (10%)
  • Friday12 (14%)
  • Saturday8 (9.2%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (9.2%)
  • February7 (8%)
  • March4 (4.6%)
  • April8 (9.2%)
  • May4 (4.6%)
  • June11 (13%)
  • July9 (10%)
  • August6 (6.9%)
  • September8 (9.2%)
  • October14 (16%)
  • November4 (4.6%)
  • December4 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (83%)
  • Wet or damp15 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (89%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (45%)
  • Pedestrian23 (21%)
  • Cyclist17 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2012 (11%)
  • 21 to 2510 (9%)
  • 26 to 3521 (19%)
  • 36 to 4513 (12%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.2%)
  • Over 7510 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (55%)
  • Passenger27 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (68%)
  • Motorcycle18 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2018

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2018: 28, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354283915
2ndB315581100
3rdB31596800
4thB31565502
5thB31573400
6thA3532310
7thB31541200

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2018

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2018: 65.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2018

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2018: 62.

Dorset and its former districts in 2018

Dorset recorded 638 collisions in 2018, and 14% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2018.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years