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Lichfield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2003, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (412), and casualties rose from 544.

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

Collisions in 2003
384
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
569
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2003

2.9% of collisions in Lichfield in 2003 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious359.1%
  • Slight33888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious417.2%
  • Slight51691%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 384, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (11%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March25 (6.5%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May30 (7.8%)
  • June22 (5.7%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September33 (8.6%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (62%)
  • Wet or damp124 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (37%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph121 (32%)
  • 70 mph64 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (20%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (65%)
  • Passenger162 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2003.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2003

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2003, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2003: 68, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386813038
2ndA513335016
3rdA5253411
4thA5127254314
5thA51222802
6thA453172501
7thA5190151731
8thA5192111400
9thA46191100
10thB540481101
11thA409161202
12thA514861001
13thB501161001
14thB50146711
15thA5154500
16thA52064500
17thB501341101
18thA40261100
19thA4541200
20thA50051100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2003

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 52.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2003

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2003: 108.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years