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Lichfield road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1992, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1991 (387), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1992
414
Up 7% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
568
Up 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1992

2.4% of collisions in Lichfield in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight34684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight48485%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 414, up 7% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.2%)
  • February41 (9.9%)
  • March23 (5.6%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July34 (8.2%)
  • August23 (5.6%)
  • September41 (9.9%)
  • October30 (7.2%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (22%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph177 (43%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph153 (37%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (70%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 35142 (25%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (64%)
  • Passenger146 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (79%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1992.

Collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1992

The A5 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1992: 47, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA54775211
2ndA51456635
3rdA5127304403
4thA38283712
5thA5190213014
6thA513192513
7thA453142002
8thA461112102
9thA51581400
10thA519281103
11thB50116610
12thA52064601
13thA40913400
14thA4543300
15thA51483300
16thB41383400
17thB41513500
18thB50143302
19thB50132401
20thA3151300

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1992

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 83.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1992

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1992: 106.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years