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Lichfield road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2011, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2010 (324), and casualties fell from 457.

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

Collisions in 2011
293
Down 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
412
Down 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
4.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2011

0.3% of collisions in Lichfield in 2011 were fatal and 4.1% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious124.1%
  • Slight28096%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious143.4%
  • Slight39696%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 293, down 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (19%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March36 (12%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May18 (6.1%)
  • June26 (8.9%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August13 (4.4%)
  • September28 (9.6%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (68%)
  • Wet or damp87 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph123 (42%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (27%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (73%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (68%)
  • Passenger103 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2011.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2011

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2011, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2011

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2011: 25.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38254600
2ndA5243610
3rdA51223000
4thA5127151600
5thA513152401
6thA5192152600
7thA5190101500
8thA45381100
9thA40917900
10thA4617800
11thB54047801
12thA5156700
13thB50145501
14thA51484600
15thM641002
16thA4542200
17thA51952300
18thB41512200
19thB50132200
20thB54932201

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2011

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 54.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2011

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2011: 76.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years