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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2019, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (87), and casualties rose from 111.

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 2019
89
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
126
Up 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2019

None of the collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2019 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1416%
  • Slight7584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1512%
  • Slight11188%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 89, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 89
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (19%)
  • Friday16 (18%)
  • Saturday11 (12%)
  • Sunday7 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (13%)
  • February5 (5.6%)
  • March8 (9%)
  • April6 (6.7%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June6 (6.7%)
  • July6 (6.7%)
  • August8 (9%)
  • September7 (7.9%)
  • October6 (6.7%)
  • November7 (7.9%)
  • December9 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.4%)
  • Other4 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (72%)
  • Wet or damp24 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph69 (78%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (10%)
  • 60 mph8 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (92%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (11%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3525 (20%)
  • 36 to 4517 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (14%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider72 (57%)
  • Passenger43 (34%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113 (70%)
  • Motorcycle17 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7.4%)
  • Minibus2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2019, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2019

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2019: 29, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354294408
2ndB31596601
3rdB31555500
4thA3534701
5thB31564501
6thB31542301
7thB31571100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2019

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2019: 51.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2019

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2019: 55.

Dorset and its former districts in 2019

Dorset recorded 635 collisions in 2019, and 14% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2019.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years