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Lichfield road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2005, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (388), and casualties fell from 553.

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

Collisions in 2005
381
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
539
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
6% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Lichfield in 2005 were fatal and 6% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious236%
  • Slight35092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious275%
  • Slight50494%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 381, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March32 (8.4%)
  • April20 (5.2%)
  • May35 (9.2%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July36 (9.4%)
  • August30 (7.9%)
  • September33 (8.7%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November35 (9.2%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (61%)
  • Wet or damp134 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph125 (33%)
  • 70 mph51 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (67%)
  • Roundabout58 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 45100 (19%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (68%)
  • Passenger149 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (79%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2005.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2005

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2005, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2005: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38355903
2ndA513324204
3rdA5283701
4thA51283802
5thA453162000
6thA5127162700
7thA5190161900
8thA461101501
9thA5192101400
10thM691700
11thB50148901
12thB540481200
13thB501371111
14thA51561310
15thA40915601
16thA51484510
17thB54934901
18thA4543310
19thB50113301
20thA4462200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2005

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 57.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2005

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2005: 103.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years