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Lichfield road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Lichfield in 2025, and 193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (138), and casualties rose from 188.

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

Collisions in 2025
145
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
193
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Lichfield in 2025

3.4% of collisions in Lichfield in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 12% in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious3826%
  • Slight10270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14676%

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 522 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 145, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 145
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (26%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday30 (21%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (14%)
  • February7 (4.8%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April13 (9%)
  • May9 (6.2%)
  • June7 (4.8%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August12 (8.3%)
  • September10 (6.9%)
  • October13 (9%)
  • November9 (6.2%)
  • December13 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (63%)
  • Wet or damp33 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (38%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph47 (32%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lichfield in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (73%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (20%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.7%)
  • Over 7510 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (69%)
  • Passenger40 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lichfield in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lichfield had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2025.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Lichfield in 2025

Curdworth, North Warwickshire, B75 5SA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lichfield in 2025, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Lichfield with the most crashes in 2025

The A513 had the most collisions in Lichfield in 2025: 13, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lichfield, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA513131804
2ndA51121514
3rdA3881001
4thA46181101
5thA45371112
6thA57801
7thA512771502
8thA51907900
9thA5154502
10thA51924500
11thB54934802
12thM64510
13thB41383310
14thB50133503
15thB54043301
16thA11101
17thA40911101
18thA4461100
19thA4521100
20thA51481100

Towns in Lichfield: crashes in 2025

Lichfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 17.

Postcode districts in Lichfield: crashes in 2025

WS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lichfield in 2025: 35.

Latest crashes in Lichfield in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Lichfield in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2025.

Severity

Lichfield road accidents in other years