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Lichfield road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1986, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (435), and casualties fell from 620.

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

Collisions in 1986
448
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
604
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Lichfield in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight34377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious11319%
  • Slight47979%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 448, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.4%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April28 (6.3%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July32 (7.1%)
  • August43 (9.6%)
  • September27 (6%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November42 (9.4%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (57%)
  • Wet or damp170 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (45%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph154 (34%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20169 (28%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (70%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1986.

Collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1986: 46, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384664210
2ndA5375206
3rdA5127334516
4thA5190304715
5thA51274315
6thA5132026112
7thA453162004
8thB5011151812
9thA461132112
10thB501491601
11thA5156801
12thA51925502
13thA52065500
14thA4544900
15thB41384701
16thA51483302
17thB41553300
18thA40262201
19thA40912210
20thA41381101

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1986

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 83.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1986

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1986: 117.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years