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Lichfield road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2001, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (428), and casualties rose from 581.

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

Collisions in 2001
450
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
647
Up 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2001

2% of collisions in Lichfield in 2001 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious327.1%
  • Slight40991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious416.3%
  • Slight59392%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 450, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.6%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March38 (8.4%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August31 (6.9%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October41 (9.1%)
  • November57 (13%)
  • December40 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (60%)
  • Wet or damp163 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph159 (35%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph149 (33%)
  • 70 mph77 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (19%)
  • Roundabout52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20105 (16%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35148 (23%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (66%)
  • Passenger180 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lichfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lichfield ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2001.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2001

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2001, with 30 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2001

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2001: 70, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387010315
2ndA51436616
3rdA5334302
4thA5127313902
5thA5190263402
6thA513242701
7thA453193512
8thA461152521
9thA5192101300
10thB501191410
11thB501371501
12thB54047800
13thA514861210
14thA40914400
15thB50144900
16thA52063300
17thA4542300
18thA5152300
19thB41382200
20thB41512401

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2001

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 81.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2001

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2001: 132.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years