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Lichfield road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1982, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1981 (455), and casualties fell from 665.

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

Collisions in 1982
427
Down 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
644
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1982

3.3% of collisions in Lichfield in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious9923%
  • Slight31474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious13521%
  • Slight49377%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 427, down 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.8%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March29 (6.8%)
  • April36 (8.4%)
  • May33 (7.7%)
  • June38 (8.9%)
  • July30 (7%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September38 (8.9%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Fog or mist19 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (52%)
  • Wet or damp164 (38%)
  • Frost or ice27 (6.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (43%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph159 (37%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (20%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (27%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (60%)
  • Passenger207 (32%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (67%)
  • Motorcycle125 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Lichfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lichfield ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1982.

Collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1982: 48, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384881112
2ndA5345317
3rdA51346618
4thA453274824
5thA5190264005
6thA5127233106
7thA513193225
8thB5011131702
9thB517081815
10thB501471200
11thA46161202
12thA40915501
13thA5155903
14thA51484402
15thA4543602
16thB41382201
17thA40261101
18thA52061100
19thB41511101
20thB50001101

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1982

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 80.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1982

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1982: 116.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years