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Lichfield road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2010, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2009 (297), and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 2010
324
Up 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
457
Up 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Lichfield in 2010 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious206.2%
  • Slight30193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious224.8%
  • Slight43295%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 324, up 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (19%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday37 (11%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April32 (9.9%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July20 (6.2%)
  • August21 (6.5%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (66%)
  • Wet or damp74 (23%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.4%)
  • Snow13 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph130 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph93 (29%)
  • 70 mph50 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (18%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (77%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (69%)
  • Passenger109 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2010.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2010

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2010, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2010: 38, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38385801
2ndA5253202
3rdA51254202
4thA5127193201
5thA5190142102
6thA453101300
7thA513101300
8thA519281400
9thB540481401
10thA51571002
11thB50147700
12thM66802
13thA40915701
14thA519551400
15thA4614400
16thA4543300
17thA51483801
18thA4462200
19thB50132200
20thB54932200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2010

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 54.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2010

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2010: 91.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years