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Lichfield road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1990, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (376), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1990
363
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
501
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Lichfield in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight42084%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 363, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February32 (8.8%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April43 (12%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July27 (7.4%)
  • August23 (6.3%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December23 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (51%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (33%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20118 (24%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (25%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (61%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (72%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1990.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1990

The A51 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1990: 33, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51334522
2ndA38284816
3rdA5127284312
4thA5223716
5thA5190202904
6thA461121601
7thB5011121502
8thA51391210
9thA45471001
10thA51926701
11thB50146601
12thA5154501
13thB41554601
14thA51483301
15thA40261300
16thA4521100
17thA501100
18thA50061200
19thA50141100
20thA51211100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1990

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 86.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1990

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1990: 105.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years