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Lichfield road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1984, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (396), and casualties rose from 546.

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

Collisions in 1984
447
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
610
Up 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Lichfield in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious10123%
  • Slight33575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious12520%
  • Slight47478%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 447, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August40 (8.9%)
  • September44 (9.8%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November44 (9.8%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (59%)
  • Wet or damp169 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (48%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph136 (30%)
  • 70 mph58 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20174 (29%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (58%)
  • Passenger183 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (66%)
  • Motorcycle113 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1984.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1984: 40, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38405725
2ndA53844012
3rdA51314708
4thA5190294035
5thA513263427
6thA5127243314
7thA453163216
8thB5011151801
9thB5014142004
10thA461111904
11thB413871101
12thA40916600
13thB51706800
14thA4545602
15thB41553401
16thB54043510
17thA51482302
18thA5152301
19thA40261401
20thA4461100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1984

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 83.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1984

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1984: 107.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years