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Lichfield road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1993, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1992 (414), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 1993
459
Up 11% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
644
Up 13% on 1992
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1993

3.1% of collisions in Lichfield in 1993 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight39786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious639.8%
  • Slight56187%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 459, up 11% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (18%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March42 (9.2%)
  • April25 (5.4%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August27 (5.9%)
  • September40 (8.7%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December43 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (21%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (59%)
  • Wet or damp179 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (43%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph168 (37%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (76%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2096 (15%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35158 (25%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (67%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1993.

Collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1993

The A5 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1993: 47, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5476415
2ndA51457103
3rdA38447323
4thA5127405228
5thA513232923
6thA453213631
7thA5190213311
8thA461142621
9thB5011101100
10thB501491101
11thA409181011
12thA51581202
13thA51927902
14thA514861102
15thA52065500
16thB54045501
17thA4544501
18thB50133801
19thB41552200
20thA4601401

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1993

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 92.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1993

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1993: 124.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years