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Lichfield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1987, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1986 (448), and casualties fell from 604.

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

Collisions in 1987
363
Down 19% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
492
Down 19% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Lichfield in 1987 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight31286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight43789%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 363, down 19% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.3%)
  • February31 (8.5%)
  • March32 (8.8%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June33 (9.1%)
  • July30 (8.3%)
  • August35 (9.6%)
  • September23 (6.3%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December26 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (65%)
  • Wet or damp114 (31%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (56%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph99 (27%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (23%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (62%)
  • Passenger128 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (73%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1987.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1987

The A51 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1987: 36, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51364904
2ndA5190354603
3rdA38294714
4thA5127212702
5thA5192151703
6thA5121611
7thA513121413
8thB5011121901
9thA454102401
10thA46191201
11thB413891402
12thB50145500
13thA5153300
14thB50133401
15thA40262501
16thA4532300
17thA51482300
18thA52062400
19thB41552400
20thA40911200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1987

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 91.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1987

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1987: 105.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years