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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2023, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2022 (91), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2023
106
Up 16% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
121
Level with 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2023

1.9% of collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2322%
  • Slight8176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9679%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 106, up 16% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 106
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (18%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday17 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (8.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.5%)
  • February3 (2.8%)
  • March11 (10%)
  • April3 (2.8%)
  • May16 (15%)
  • June8 (7.5%)
  • July16 (15%)
  • August10 (9.4%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October3 (2.8%)
  • November9 (8.5%)
  • December10 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (86%)
  • Wet or damp14 (13%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (84%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant40 (33%)
  • Pedestrian27 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (21%)
  • Cyclist17 (14%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (19%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3516 (13%)
  • 36 to 4514 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.8%)
  • Over 759 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (68%)
  • Pedestrian27 (22%)
  • Passenger12 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car111 (61%)
  • Motorcycle26 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Weymouth and Portland in 2023

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2023, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2023

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2023: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354212705
2ndB3159161912
3rdB3155101003
4thB31547701
5thA3533302
6thB31563401
7thB31571100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2023

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2023: 78.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2023

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2023: 69.

Dorset and its former districts in 2023

Dorset recorded 662 collisions in 2023, and 16% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2023.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years