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Lichfield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1988, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (363), and casualties fell from 492.

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

Collisions in 1988
355
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
470
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Lichfield in 1988 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight31288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious449.4%
  • Slight41689%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 355, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.9%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March33 (9.3%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May21 (5.9%)
  • June18 (5.1%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November47 (13%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (55%)
  • Wet or damp144 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (50%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (31%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.6%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (62%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20111 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 35116 (25%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (61%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1988.

Collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1988

The A5190 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1988: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5190384813
2ndA5127376215
3rdA38304812
4thA51264012
5thA461152201
6thA5151903
7thB5011131511
8thA513101401
9thB501471000
10thA51926700
11thA4544700
12thA5153300
13thA51482510
14thA52062201
15thB41552310
16thB41381101
17thB50001200
18thB50131100
19thB50171100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1988

Burntwood had the most collisions of any town in Lichfield in 1988: 89.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1988

WS7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1988: 109.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years