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Lichfield road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1985, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (447), and casualties rose from 610.

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

Collisions in 1985
435
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
620
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1985

3.4% of collisions in Lichfield in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious10223%
  • Slight31873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight47777%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 435, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday90 (21%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.8%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March40 (9.2%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August28 (6.4%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October34 (7.8%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December41 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (59%)
  • Wet or damp157 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (48%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph127 (29%)
  • 70 mph60 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (15%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20154 (25%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (57%)
  • Passenger198 (32%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (68%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1985.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1985

The A5 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1985: 42, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5425926
2ndA38417657
3rdA5127294928
4thA51283908
5thA5132441112
6thA5190202204
7thA453182913
8thB5014142304
9thB5011131604
10thA461121804
11thA4547901
12thA519271003
13thB41385610
14thA40914400
15thA40263400
16thA51483401
17thA5153602
18thA52062400
19thB54042200
20thA5271100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1985

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 97.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1985

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1985: 113.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years