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Lichfield road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2023, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 84% on 2022 (55), and casualties rose from 78.

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

Collisions in 2023
101
Up 84% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
138
Up 77% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2023

5% of collisions in Lichfield in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.3%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10072%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 101, up 84% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 101
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (19%)
  • Friday19 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (18%)
  • Sunday4 (4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5%)
  • February3 (3%)
  • March3 (3%)
  • April6 (5.9%)
  • May9 (8.9%)
  • June9 (8.9%)
  • July10 (9.9%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September8 (7.9%)
  • October15 (15%)
  • November13 (13%)
  • December8 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (71%)
  • Wet or damp21 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (6.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3%)
  • 30 mph39 (39%)
  • 40 mph9 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (23%)
  • 70 mph20 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway67 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (25%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (59%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (10%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2014 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (12%)
  • 26 to 3528 (20%)
  • 36 to 4514 (10%)
  • 46 to 5520 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (17%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (64%)
  • Passenger29 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (71%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2023.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2023

Leomansley, Lichfield, WS13 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2023, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2023

The A38 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2023: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38172605
2ndA5137822
3rdA56802
4thA51275500
5thA4614400
6thA51484700
7thA4533501
8thA513501
9thM63400
10thA40912510
11thA51902200
12thA51922201
13thA51952301
14thB54042201
15thA5151110
16thA52061200
17thB41511100
18thB50141100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2023

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 14.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2023

WS13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2023: 31.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years