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Lichfield road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 1999, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (458), and casualties fell from 639.

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

Collisions in 1999
450
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
613
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 1999

1.6% of collisions in Lichfield in 1999 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious347.6%
  • Slight40991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious376%
  • Slight56993%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 450, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (9.6%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (12%)
  • February20 (4.4%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April32 (7.1%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June37 (8.2%)
  • July37 (8.2%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October38 (8.4%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (56%)
  • Wet or damp170 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph133 (30%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph199 (44%)
  • 70 mph69 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2088 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35152 (25%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (69%)
  • Passenger160 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1999.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 1999

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 1999: 58, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38588325
2ndA5365313
3rdA51364706
4thA5127253905
5thA513253312
6thA5190223201
7thB5404172520
8thA453162300
9thB5011121500
10thA461101300
11thA515101301
12thA409191201
13thA519291100
14thB501491501
15thA514881001
16thB54936710
17thA4464500
18thA40263400
19thB50133300
20thB41512400

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 1999

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 56.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 1999

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 1999: 131.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years