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Lichfield road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2013, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (284), and casualties fell from 401.

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

Collisions in 2013
272
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
391
Down 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Lichfield in 2013 were fatal and 7% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious197%
  • Slight25192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious235.9%
  • Slight36694%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 272, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February23 (8.5%)
  • March12 (4.4%)
  • April22 (8.1%)
  • May24 (8.8%)
  • June25 (9.2%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August22 (8.1%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October15 (5.5%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December19 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (6.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (69%)
  • Wet or damp65 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph95 (35%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (29%)
  • 70 mph46 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (19%)
  • Roundabout34 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (71%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (21%)
  • 36 to 4581 (21%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (70%)
  • Passenger94 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2013.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2013

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2013, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2013

The A5 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2013: 35, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5355811
2ndA38284001
3rdA51264301
4thA5127152001
5thA513111301
6thA45391301
7thM691311
8thA51581200
9thB540481802
10thA409161200
11thA51906700
12thA4615500
13thB50145700
14thA51924401
15thB41513400
16thA51482300
17thA51952200
18thA4461100
19thA4541100
20thA52061200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2013

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 42.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2013

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2013: 85.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years