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Lichfield road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2000, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (450), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 2000
428
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
581
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2000

2.1% of collisions in Lichfield in 2000 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious296.8%
  • Slight39091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious335.7%
  • Slight53993%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 428, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May38 (8.9%)
  • June27 (6.3%)
  • July27 (6.3%)
  • August36 (8.4%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October28 (6.5%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (59%)
  • Wet or damp164 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (36%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph156 (36%)
  • 70 mph75 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (18%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35150 (26%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (72%)
  • Passenger130 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2000.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2000

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2000: 61, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38619044
2ndA5426020
3rdA513344421
4thA5127273301
5thA51233002
6thA453183611
7thA5190182200
8thB5404131800
9thA515111401
10thA5192101401
11thB5014101200
12thA46181501
13thA40917900
14thB50117800
15thA514861201
16thB50136703
17thB54934401
18thA52063300
19thB41553601
20thA40261100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2000

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 64.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2000

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2000: 112.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years