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Lichfield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2008, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (371), and casualties fell from 498.

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

Collisions in 2008
297
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
412
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Lichfield in 2008 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious175.7%
  • Slight27593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious204.9%
  • Slight38794%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 297, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.7%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March25 (8.4%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June27 (9.1%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September28 (9.4%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December21 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (58%)
  • Wet or damp117 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph113 (38%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph88 (30%)
  • 70 mph50 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (16%)
  • Roundabout36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (21%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (70%)
  • Passenger107 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2008.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2008

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2008, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 and A51 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2008, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38324401
2ndA51323706
3rdA5243010
4thA513162202
5thA5127131900
6thA453121700
7thB5404112001
8thA51581002
9thM681711
10thA4617900
11thA51907800
12thA519271000
13thA51485700
14thA52064600
15thB50144500
16thA40912200
17thA51952300
18thB50132600
19thA40261200
20thA4541200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2008

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 50.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2008

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2008: 80.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years