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Weston (Dorset) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
173
2,105th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
218
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
38
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Weston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13477%

What the data shows

  • Weston had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 68% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Weston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 61 children under 16 were killed or injured in Weston, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 21% of collisions in Weston.

Where Weston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,105th
Most casualties
2,163rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant90 (41%)
  • Pedestrian64 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (18%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Weston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Weston peaked at 8 in 2008; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202444
202311
202200
2021610
202011
201911
201822
201700
201600
201544
201455
2013711
201257
201145
201044
2009610
200889
200756
200656
200545
200467
200356
200233
200146
200058
199958
199845
199724
199633
199545
199433
199346
199255
199133
199033
198935
198823
198733
198644
198545
198411
198345
198245
198155
198033
1979711

Map of recent crashes in Weston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Weston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Weston

The 24 most recent collisions in Weston happened between 14 October 2014 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Weston

Of the 173 collisions in Weston, 50 were on the A354.

Collisions in Weston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354506209

Council area for Weston

Weston is in Dorset, where police recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Weston accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Weston

All 173 collisions in Weston were in the DT5 postcode district.