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Lichfield road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2015, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2014 (276), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 2015
227
Down 18% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
315
Down 20% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2015

2.6% of collisions in Lichfield in 2015 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious229.7%
  • Slight19988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious268.3%
  • Slight28390%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 227, down 18% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.5%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March13 (5.7%)
  • April14 (6.2%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June10 (4.4%)
  • July22 (9.7%)
  • August13 (5.7%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (70%)
  • Wet or damp56 (25%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph87 (38%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph57 (25%)
  • 70 mph37 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (17%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (71%)
  • Passenger68 (22%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (75%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2015.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2015

Chadsmead, Lichfield, WS13 7EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2015, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2015: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38304604
2ndA51161911
3rdA513161930
4thA5131601
5thA5190111301
6thA461101401
7thA5127101410
8thA519291101
9thB54048800
10thM671200
11thA4536700
12thA5155601
13thB50143400
14thA40912301
15thA51952301
16thA52062300
17thB50132501
18thA50261100
19thA51481301
20thA51891101

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2015

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 40.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2015

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2015: 74.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years