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Lichfield road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2014, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (272), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 2014
276
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
396
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
5.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2014

1.8% of collisions in Lichfield in 2014 were fatal and 5.4% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious155.4%
  • Slight25693%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious153.8%
  • Slight37695%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 276, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.7%)
  • February26 (9.4%)
  • March24 (8.7%)
  • April17 (6.2%)
  • May24 (8.7%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September25 (9.1%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November15 (5.4%)
  • December26 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (63%)
  • Wet or damp95 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph106 (38%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (10%)
  • 60 mph73 (26%)
  • 70 mph31 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (11%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (22%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (67%)
  • Passenger103 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (78%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2014.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2014

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2014, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2014

The A5 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2014: 31, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5314201
2ndA51263112
3rdA38243012
4thA5127202912
5thA5192121601
6thA513101200
7thA45391901
8thA46181301
9thA519081600
10thB50147900
11thB540471400
12thA51551000
13thB549351000
14thA40913300
15thA51483300
16thA51952301
17thA52062200
18thB41512300
19thM62500
20thB50131100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2014

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 61.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2014

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2014: 86.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2014.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years