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Weymouth and Portland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2024, and 102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (106), and casualties fell from 121.

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 2024
90
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
102
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Weymouth and Portland in 2024

None of the collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2024 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Weymouth and Portland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2123%
  • Slight6977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2222%
  • Slight8078%

Weymouth and Portland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weymouth and Portland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 281 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 90, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 90
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (11%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday11 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (17%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday12 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.7%)
  • February5 (5.6%)
  • March6 (6.7%)
  • April7 (7.8%)
  • May11 (12%)
  • June8 (8.9%)
  • July9 (10%)
  • August4 (4.4%)
  • September11 (12%)
  • October6 (6.7%)
  • November8 (8.9%)
  • December9 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (76%)
  • Wet or damp22 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph78 (87%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (23%)
  • Cyclist18 (18%)
  • Van occupant2 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2011 (11%)
  • 21 to 2512 (12%)
  • 26 to 3515 (15%)
  • 36 to 4515 (15%)
  • 46 to 558 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (9.8%)
  • Over 758 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (68%)
  • Pedestrian23 (23%)
  • Passenger10 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (58%)
  • Motorcycle25 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Weymouth and Portland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Weymouth and Portland in 2024, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Weymouth and Portland with the most crashes in 2024

The A354 had the most collisions in Weymouth and Portland in 2024: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Weymouth and Portland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354262805
2ndB315591101
3rdB31598804
4thB31562300
5thB31572200
6thA3531100
7thB31541100
8thB31781100

Towns in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2024

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Weymouth and Portland in 2024: 60.

Postcode districts in Weymouth and Portland: crashes in 2024

DT4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Weymouth and Portland in 2024: 53.

Dorset and its former districts in 2024

Dorset recorded 686 collisions in 2024, and 13% of them were in the old Weymouth and Portland district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Weymouth and Portland in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Weymouth and Portland road accidents in other years