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Lichfield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2016, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (227), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 2016
228
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
328
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Lichfield in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28687%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 228, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (20%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (8.8%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February9 (3.9%)
  • March17 (7.5%)
  • April14 (6.1%)
  • May19 (8.3%)
  • June6 (2.6%)
  • July38 (17%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September19 (8.3%)
  • October15 (6.6%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December18 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (70%)
  • Wet or damp63 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph81 (36%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph29 (13%)
  • 60 mph60 (26%)
  • 70 mph32 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (65%)
  • Passenger91 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2016.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2016

Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0GR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2016, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2016: 28, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38283703
2ndA5184604
3rdA5127162003
4thA5190162201
5thA453132213
6thA51131602
7thA461111300
8thA51361400
9thA5155801
10thB54045600
11thM65600
12thA40914400
13thA51924800
14thA52063500
15thA51952300
16thB50132201
17thA341100
18thA4541100
19thB41381100
20thB50141100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2016

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 30.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2016

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2016: 67.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years