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Lichfield road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2019, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2018 (139), and casualties fell from 205.

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

Collisions in 2019
106
Down 24% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
150
Down 27% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2019

4.7% of collisions in Lichfield in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.7%
  • Serious2221%
  • Slight7975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight12181%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 106, down 24% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 106
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday9 (8.5%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.4%)
  • February9 (8.5%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April8 (7.5%)
  • May6 (5.7%)
  • June8 (7.5%)
  • July7 (6.6%)
  • August6 (5.7%)
  • September13 (12%)
  • October8 (7.5%)
  • November10 (9.4%)
  • December9 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (63%)
  • Wet or damp33 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (44%)
  • 40 mph11 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (25%)
  • 70 mph14 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (21%)
  • Roundabout11 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2018 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3533 (22%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (6%)
  • Over 757 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (70%)
  • Passenger31 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car132 (66%)
  • Motorcycle18 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2019.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2019

Curdworth, North Warwickshire, B75 5SA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2019, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2019

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2019: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38162703
2ndA512791102
3rdA56620
4thA516812
5thA5136801
6thA51924700
7thA4533500
8thA4613411
9thA5152301
10thA51902200
11thA52062201
12thB41512300
13thB50132201
14thB54042200
15thM62500
16thA40911200
17thA4541100
18thA51481200
19thA51951101
20thB50141300

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2019

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 20.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2019

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2019: 35.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2019.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years