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Lichfield road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1994, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (459), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 1994
453
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
633
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1994

2.4% of collisions in Lichfield in 1994 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight39687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious528.2%
  • Slight57090%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 453, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.5%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March36 (7.9%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May28 (6.2%)
  • June39 (8.6%)
  • July43 (9.5%)
  • August43 (9.5%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November35 (7.7%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (55%)
  • Wet or damp180 (40%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (40%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph168 (37%)
  • 70 mph67 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (16%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (71%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7%)
  • 16 to 2077 (12%)
  • 21 to 25114 (18%)
  • 26 to 35121 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (69%)
  • Passenger155 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1994.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1994

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1994: 44, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38446535
2ndA51385318
3rdA5375412
4thA5127365610
5thA461254032
6thA5190243611
7thA513232912
8thA453131702
9thA5192111300
10thB5014101402
11thA514891303
12thB501191500
13thA5157900
14thA40916600
15thA4546700
16thA52064800
17thB50133401
18thB54043402
19thB41382501
20thA40261101

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1994

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 83.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1994

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1994: 135.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years