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Lichfield road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1981, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (481), and casualties rose from 660.

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

Collisions in 1981
455
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
665
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1981

2% of collisions in Lichfield in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight34275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12318%
  • Slight53280%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 455, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (10%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February33 (7.3%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April27 (5.9%)
  • May34 (7.5%)
  • June44 (9.7%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August32 (7%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October40 (8.8%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (52%)
  • Wet or damp192 (42%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph196 (43%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph142 (31%)
  • 70 mph82 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20189 (28%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (58%)
  • Passenger218 (33%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (62%)
  • Motorcycle126 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1981.

Collisions
215th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1981

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1981: 47, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384778014
2ndA51448148
3rdA5345008
4thA5127335007
5thA513283818
6thA5190273308
7thA453182818
8thB5011162001
9thA515102314
10thB501481002
11thA409171102
12thA4616902
13thA45451211
14thB51703400
15thB41382200
16thB50132200
17thA51481201
18thA52061100
19thB40911400
20thB52061100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1981

Burntwood had the most collisions of any town in Lichfield in 1981: 85.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1981

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1981: 102.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years