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Lichfield road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 77 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2020, and 110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (106), and casualties fell from 150.

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

Collisions in 2020
77
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
110
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2020

None of the collisions in Lichfield in 2020 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1114%
  • Slight6686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1211%
  • Slight9889%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 77, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 77
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday16 (21%)
  • Wednesday13 (17%)
  • Thursday11 (14%)
  • Friday17 (22%)
  • Saturday7 (9.1%)
  • Sunday6 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7.8%)
  • February9 (12%)
  • March5 (6.5%)
  • April2 (2.6%)
  • May6 (7.8%)
  • June8 (10%)
  • July4 (5.2%)
  • August7 (9.1%)
  • September11 (14%)
  • October6 (7.8%)
  • November3 (3.9%)
  • December10 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (65%)
  • Wet or damp24 (31%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph31 (40%)
  • 40 mph7 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (22%)
  • 70 mph15 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (19%)
  • Roundabout8 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (73%)
  • Cyclist8 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian7 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 209 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2518 (16%)
  • 26 to 3520 (18%)
  • 36 to 4515 (14%)
  • 46 to 5518 (16%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (5.5%)
  • Over 755 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (76%)
  • Passenger19 (17%)
  • Pedestrian7 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car110 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2020.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2020

Curdworth, North Warwickshire, B75 5SA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2020, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2020: 13, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38132201
2ndA571100
3rdA516702
4thA51274600
5thA5134401
6thA40913801
7thA4613300
8thB54043302
9thA5152300
10thA51922200
11thB41512300
12thA40261300
13thA4531101
14thA52061100
15thB50131100
16thM61200

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2020

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 11.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2020

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2020: 28.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years