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Lichfield road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2012, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (293), and casualties fell from 412.

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

Collisions in 2012
284
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
401
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
5.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Lichfield in 2012 were fatal and 5.3% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious155.3%
  • Slight26694%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious184.5%
  • Slight38095%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 284, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.8%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March23 (8.1%)
  • April35 (12%)
  • May23 (8.1%)
  • June18 (6.3%)
  • July24 (8.5%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October17 (6%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (63%)
  • Wet or damp96 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph124 (44%)
  • 40 mph33 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph80 (28%)
  • 70 mph33 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (21%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (66%)
  • Passenger104 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2012.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2012

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area and Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0GR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2012, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2012: 33, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38335712
2ndA51243300
3rdA5233403
4thA5127202912
5thA453121700
6thA513121300
7thA5192121701
8thA5190101401
9thB5404101801
10thB50147700
11thA52066600
12thA4614400
13thB54934501
14thA40913600
15thA514831201
16thA5153500
17thB41513500
18thB50133501
19thM62300
20thA40261110

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2012

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 50.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2012

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2012: 90.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years