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Lichfield road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2006, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (381), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 2006
374
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
515
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2006

1.9% of collisions in Lichfield in 2006 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious297.8%
  • Slight33890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious336.4%
  • Slight47592%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 374, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February31 (8.3%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May35 (9.4%)
  • June25 (6.7%)
  • July35 (9.4%)
  • August26 (7%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (59%)
  • Wet or damp149 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph134 (36%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph106 (28%)
  • 70 mph68 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • Roundabout52 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (66%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2006.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2006

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2006, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2006: 58, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38588044
2ndA51274702
3rdA5252900
4thA5190213203
5thA5127202601
6thA513183011
7thA461131801
8thB5404131701
9thA453111400
10thA519291501
11thM67901
12thA5155601
13thA40914501
14thB50144501
15thA51483300
16thA51952600
17thB54932200
18thA40261200
19thA4441100
20thA4541201

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2006

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 58.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2006

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2006: 110.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years