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Lichfield road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1996, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (518), and casualties fell from 762.

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

Collisions in 1996
504
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
701
Down 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
6.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Lichfield in 1996 were fatal and 6.5% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious336.5%
  • Slight46592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious415.8%
  • Slight65393%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 504, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (10%)
  • Sunday52 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.7%)
  • February35 (6.9%)
  • March40 (7.9%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May33 (6.5%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July35 (6.9%)
  • August44 (8.7%)
  • September41 (8.1%)
  • October44 (8.7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (55%)
  • Wet or damp198 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (38%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph194 (38%)
  • 70 mph79 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (15%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 35156 (22%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (66%)
  • Passenger193 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle43 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Lichfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Lichfield ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had the 174th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1996: 59, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38598728
2ndA5457212
3rdA5127415202
4thA51376200
5thA513354804
6thA5190324212
7thA453161900
8thA5192152200
9thA461141812
10thB5011122300
11thB5014101312
12thA51581001
13thB54047801
14thB41386700
15thA40915600
16thA51485500
17thB50135800
18thA4462301
19thA40261100
20thA4541100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1996

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 92.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1996

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1996: 140.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1996, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years