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Lichfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,847 road traffic collisions in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025, and 22,231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 333 were fatal and 1,970 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 145 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (138), and casualties rose from 188 to 193.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,847
121st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,231
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
333
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
145
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Lichfield

2.1% of collisions in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3332.1%
  • Serious1,97012%
  • Slight13,54485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3621.6%
  • Serious2,35911%
  • Slight19,51088%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. In 2025 there were 145, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 145
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025145193
2024138188
2023101138
20225578
202176117
202077110
2019106150
2018139205
2017164229
2016228328
2015227315
2014276396
2013272391
2012284401
2011293412
2010324457
2009297408
2008297412
2007371498
2006374515
2005381539
2004388553
2003384569
2002412544
2001450647
2000428581
1999450613
1998458639
1997522772
1996504701
1995518762
1994453633
1993459644
1992414568
1991387543
1990363501
1989376516
1988355470
1987363492
1986448604
1985435620
1984447610
1983396546
1982427644
1981455665
1980481660
1979449654

When and where crashes happen in Lichfield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,164 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,323 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,269 (14%)
  • Thursday2,375 (15%)
  • Friday2,687 (17%)
  • Saturday2,168 (14%)
  • Sunday1,861 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59533 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59265 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,289 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,226 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,672 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,723 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,511 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,628 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,282 (8.1%)
  • February1,103 (7%)
  • March1,301 (8.2%)
  • April1,231 (7.8%)
  • May1,304 (8.2%)
  • June1,297 (8.2%)
  • July1,337 (8.4%)
  • August1,224 (7.7%)
  • September1,388 (8.8%)
  • October1,454 (9.2%)
  • November1,499 (9.5%)
  • December1,427 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,227 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,656 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,703 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown168 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit93 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,223 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,239 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds278 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds229 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist225 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds119 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds33 (0.2%)
  • Other372 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded129 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,569 (60%)
  • Wet or damp5,555 (35%)
  • Frost or ice469 (3%)
  • Snow136 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep51 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph73 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph6,628 (42%)
  • 40 mph1,353 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph423 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4,852 (31%)
  • 70 mph2,515 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,798 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway2,338 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,363 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road277 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded71 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Lichfield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,023 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist2,362 (11%)
  • Pedestrian1,766 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist1,355 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant680 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)429 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant260 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant124 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant110 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant100 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5399 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10725 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 151,188 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 204,004 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,996 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,418 (20%)
  • 36 to 453,204 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,251 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,431 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75804 (3.6%)
  • Over 75480 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded331 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,485 (65%)
  • Passenger5,980 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,766 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,026 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,376 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,732 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,465 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,403 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach275 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle242 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car164 (0.5%)
  • Minibus128 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle68 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Lichfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lichfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lichfield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had the 121st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
121st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 168th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
228thExeter16,01019,1681652,891
229thSouth Tyneside15,91520,3542212,546
230thMansfield15,88720,9652103,136
231stLichfield (this area)15,84722,2313331,970
232ndAshfield15,80821,0022283,256
233rdAmber Valley15,80621,1723072,882
234thFareham15,73119,5411373,071

Accident hotspots in Lichfield

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield, with 414 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025: 1,739, including 62 fatal and 215 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,7392,69662215
2ndA51,2921,88432158
3rdA511,2901,93631171
4thA51271,0411,48719119
5thA51908471,13319100
6thA5137981,11230125
7thA4535188031563
8thA4614256291147
9thA5192338454132
10thB5011300404631
11thB5014283393640
12thB5404277408531
13thA515239355541
14thA4091191277525
15thA5148149236622
16thM6114185315
17thB5013112173323
18thA454108159214
19thA52069011909
20thB41387911129

Towns in Lichfield

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,892.

Postcode districts in Lichfield

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025: 4,091.

Latest crashes in Lichfield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Lichfield, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity