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Lichfield road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1980, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (449), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1980
481
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
660
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Lichfield in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious10722%
  • Slight35874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious12819%
  • Slight51578%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 481, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March41 (8.5%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June43 (8.9%)
  • July40 (8.3%)
  • August41 (8.5%)
  • September42 (8.7%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November42 (8.7%)
  • December39 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (61%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph49 (10%)
  • 70 mph184 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist53 (8%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20181 (27%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (64%)
  • Passenger183 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (62%)
  • Motorcycle142 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1980.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1980

The A51 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1980: 51, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515180315
2ndA384374310
3rdA5405819
4thA51273149310
5thA5190242704
6thA513222903
7thA453212704
8thB5011162002
9thB5014151612
10thB5170101101
11thA409171011
12thA4616600
13thA4545501
14thA5154701
15thB41384501
16thA51483701
17thB41553402
18thB50133410
19thA40262201
20thB54042400

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1980

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 92.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1980

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1980: 121.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years