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Lichfield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1997, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (504), and casualties rose from 701.

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

Collisions in 1997
522
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
772
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Lichfield in 1997 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious377.1%
  • Slight47892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious455.8%
  • Slight72093%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 522, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (12%)
  • Friday103 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February27 (5.2%)
  • March42 (8%)
  • April48 (9.2%)
  • May43 (8.2%)
  • June58 (11%)
  • July48 (9.2%)
  • August42 (8%)
  • September37 (7.1%)
  • October51 (9.8%)
  • November47 (9%)
  • December45 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (56%)
  • Wet or damp218 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (38%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph229 (44%)
  • 70 mph63 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (13%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (76%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (16%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35170 (22%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (64%)
  • Passenger225 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle38 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had the 169th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1997

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1997: 51, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38518306
2ndA5456502
3rdA51425802
4thA513386724
5thA5127374901
6thA453264701
7thA5190263732
8thA461152300
9thB5404152111
10thA5192131300
11thB5014121801
12thB5011111801
13thA409171001
14thA514861100
15thB501351102
16thA5154701
17thB41554500
18thA52063300
19thB41513701
20thB54932300

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1997

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 99.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1997

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1997: 146.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years