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Lichfield road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1983, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (427), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 1983
396
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
546
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1983

3.5% of collisions in Lichfield in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight29073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious10720%
  • Slight42578%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 396, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.3%)
  • February34 (8.6%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May32 (8.1%)
  • June24 (6.1%)
  • July36 (9.1%)
  • August26 (6.6%)
  • September30 (7.6%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November28 (7.1%)
  • December37 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (61%)
  • Wet or damp139 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (54%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph120 (30%)
  • 70 mph41 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (17%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20155 (28%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (60%)
  • Passenger163 (30%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (64%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1983.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 and A5 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1983, with 37 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38375839
2ndA5375019
3rdA51903135111
4thA51274105
5thA5127264013
6thA513222827
7thA453213624
8thB5011141911
9thB5170111401
10thA46181204
11thA5154900
12thA40263702
13thA40913300
14thB41383601
15thB54043300
16thA4542201
17thA501100
18thA51481100
19thA52061401
20thB40911100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1983

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 81.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1983

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1983: 112.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1983, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years