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Lichfield road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2017, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2016 (228), and casualties fell from 328.

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

Collisions in 2017
164
Down 28% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
229
Down 30% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2017

2.4% of collisions in Lichfield in 2017 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious169.8%
  • Slight14488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious177.4%
  • Slight20891%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 164, down 28% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 164
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday14 (8.5%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (9.8%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.8%)
  • February13 (7.9%)
  • March19 (12%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May9 (5.5%)
  • June13 (7.9%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August7 (4.3%)
  • September7 (4.3%)
  • October16 (9.8%)
  • November15 (9.1%)
  • December12 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (65%)
  • Wet or damp49 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph71 (43%)
  • 40 mph19 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph45 (27%)
  • 70 mph20 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2536 (16%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (72%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (73%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lichfield ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2017.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2017

Chadsmead, Lichfield, WS13 7EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2017, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2017: 17, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38172713
2ndA51142013
3rdA5111500
4thA5192101203
5thA512771300
6thA51361200
7thB54046800
8thA51905600
9thA4534400
10thA4614600
11thA5153401
12thB50143300
13thA40912200
14thM62201
15thA4521100
16thA4601100
17thA5191200
18thB41381100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2017

Burntwood had the most collisions of any town in Lichfield in 2017: 27.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2017

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2017: 45.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2017, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Lichfield road accidents in other years