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Lichfield road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1991, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1990 (363), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 1991
387
Up 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
543
Up 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1991

0.5% of collisions in Lichfield in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious509.2%
  • Slight49190%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 387, up 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February11 (2.8%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April21 (5.4%)
  • May15 (3.9%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November31 (8%)
  • December37 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (62%)
  • Wet or damp135 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph200 (52%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph117 (30%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (71%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (25%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (64%)
  • Passenger140 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1991.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1991

The A51 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1991: 38, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51385403
2ndA5345012
3rdA5127334605
4thA5190263304
5thA38214015
6thA5192121502
7thA5148111801
8thB5011101403
9thA4617901
10thA5136802
11thA4545700
12thA52065603
13thB50145702
14thA4534700
15thA5154600
16thA40261100
17thA40911100
18thA5191100
19thB41511100
20thB41551100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1991

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 89.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1991

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1991: 117.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years