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Lichfield road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2009, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008, and casualties fell from 412.

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

Collisions in 2009
297
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
408
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
5.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2009

1.7% of collisions in Lichfield in 2009 were fatal and 5.4% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious165.4%
  • Slight27693%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious204.9%
  • Slight38294%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 297, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (9.8%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.1%)
  • February14 (4.7%)
  • March23 (7.7%)
  • April16 (5.4%)
  • May20 (6.7%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September28 (9.4%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December28 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (64%)
  • Wet or damp89 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph121 (41%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph78 (26%)
  • 70 mph51 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (22%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (67%)
  • Passenger115 (28%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2009.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2009

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2009, with 25 collisions.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2009

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2009: 40, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38405832
2ndA5263601
3rdA51253721
4thA513162101
5thA5127121401
6thA5190101401
7thB5404102100
8thA51581201
9thA51926600
10thA46151100
11thM65602
12thA40914600
13thB50134501
14thA4533401
15thA51953400
16thA52063300
17thB50143300
18thB41382200
19thB41512301
20thB54932401

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2009

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 54.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2009

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2009: 94.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years