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Lichfield road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2004, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (384), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 2004
388
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
553
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Lichfield in 2004 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious297.5%
  • Slight35190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious376.7%
  • Slight50892%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 388, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May36 (9.3%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July30 (7.7%)
  • August23 (5.9%)
  • September24 (6.2%)
  • October55 (14%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December32 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (62%)
  • Wet or damp139 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph140 (36%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (33%)
  • 70 mph72 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (19%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2090 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 755 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (68%)
  • Passenger141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (76%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lichfield ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2004.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2004

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2004, with 22 collisions.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2004: 62, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38628424
2ndA51324821
3rdA5243301
4thA5127232711
5thA513234410
6thA5190182611
7thM6122402
8thA453111501
9thA5192101400
10thB540481100
11thA409161100
12thB50136800
13thB501461201
14thA4614402
15thA5154801
16thB50114800
17thA40262301
18thA4541100
19thA51481110
20thA5191100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2004

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 60.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2004

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2004: 103.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Lichfield road accidents in other years