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Lichfield road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2002, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (450), and casualties fell from 647.

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

Collisions in 2002
412
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
544
Down 16% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Lichfield in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious549.9%
  • Slight48489%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 412, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.8%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March35 (8.5%)
  • April38 (9.2%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July28 (6.8%)
  • August25 (6.1%)
  • September29 (7%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (60%)
  • Wet or damp157 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph156 (38%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph119 (29%)
  • 70 mph83 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (22%)
  • Roundabout48 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (66%)
  • Passenger148 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lichfield ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2002.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2002

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2002, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2002: 74, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38749634
2ndA5364514
3rdA51313904
4thA5190243202
5thA513223004
6thA5127203000
7thA453142305
8thA461141700
9thA515111303
10thA5192111901
11thB5404101101
12thA409191103
13thB50117800
14thB50146800
15thA4544601
16thA51483400
17thA40261100
18thA5191100
19thA52061100
20thB41381100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2002

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 71.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2002

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2002: 116.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years