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Lichfield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1979, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,847 collisions in Lichfield.

Collisions in 1979
449
Casualties in 1979
654
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Lichfield in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious10824%
  • Slight33174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious12519%
  • Slight51879%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 449.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March25 (5.6%)
  • April43 (9.6%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September41 (9.1%)
  • October42 (9.4%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December40 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fog or mist20 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (8.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (58%)
  • Wet or damp144 (32%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (46%)
  • 40 mph18 (4%)
  • 70 mph225 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (19%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20182 (28%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 754 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (59%)
  • Passenger205 (31%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (58%)
  • Motorcycle125 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Lichfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lichfield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1979.

Collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1979

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1979: 47, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3847103312
2ndA51274269012
3rdA5190394805
4thA513758011
5thA5366028
6thA513172003
7thA453161702
8thB5011121414
9thA461101403
10thB501471412
11thA40916913
12thB517061001
13thA51484610
14thB50134701
15thA40263700
16thA5152202
17thA52062201
18thB54042201
19thA4541200
20thB41381100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1979

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 96.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1979

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1979: 106.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years