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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 65 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2020, and 77 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (89), and casualties fell from 126.

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 2020
65
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
77
Down 39% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2020

1.5% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.5%
  • Serious1015%
  • Slight5483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious1114%
  • Slight6584%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 65, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 65
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (11%)
  • Tuesday5 (7.7%)
  • Wednesday10 (15%)
  • Thursday10 (15%)
  • Friday13 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (20%)
  • Sunday7 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.6%)
  • February8 (12%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April2 (3.1%)
  • May5 (7.7%)
  • June3 (4.6%)
  • July2 (3.1%)
  • August10 (15%)
  • September6 (9.2%)
  • October12 (18%)
  • November4 (6.2%)
  • December3 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (83%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (6.2%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (6.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry49 (75%)
  • Wet or damp15 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph53 (82%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (92%)
  • Roundabout3 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36 (47%)
  • Cyclist14 (18%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 209 (12%)
  • 21 to 258 (10%)
  • 26 to 3516 (21%)
  • 36 to 458 (10%)
  • 46 to 5517 (22%)
  • 56 to 659 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (5.2%)
  • Over 753 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider52 (68%)
  • Passenger14 (18%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car71 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (13%)
  • Motorcycle11 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2020, with 10 collisions.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2020

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2020: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354182504
2ndB31558902
3rdB31595500
4thA3531101
5thB31531100
6thB31541100
7thB31561200

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2020

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2020: 44.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2020

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2020: 39.

Dorset and its former districts in 2020

Dorset recorded 563 collisions in 2020, and 12% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years