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WS14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,989 road traffic collisions in the WS14 postcode district, Lichfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 96 were fatal and 444 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,989
891st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,821
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
96
109 people killed
Serious collisions
444
571 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WS14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal962.4%
  • Serious44411%
  • Slight3,44986%

What the data shows

  • WS14 had 318 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 759 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in WS14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 446 children under 16 were killed or injured in WS14, 7.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in WS14.

Where WS14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
891st
Most casualties
747th
Most fatal collisions
312th
Most serious collisions
1,651st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday548 (14%)
  • Tuesday601 (15%)
  • Wednesday614 (15%)
  • Thursday590 (15%)
  • Friday673 (17%)
  • Saturday511 (13%)
  • Sunday452 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,865 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting551 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit496 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,136 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway1,155 (29%)
  • Roundabout631 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph861 (22%)
  • 40 mph281 (7%)
  • 50 mph179 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph1,394 (35%)
  • 70 mph1,270 (32%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,039 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds558 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist76 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other98 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,325 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist482 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian245 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant235 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)202 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist190 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WS14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WS14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WS14 peaked at 149 in 1995; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253552
20243346
20232845
20221318
20212536
20201826
20192534
20183559
20173853
201668106
20155172
201486121
201364104
201290138
20116397
201081112
20096283
200880122
200794126
200688107
200586119
2004101127
2003108153
2002108142
2001132193
2000112146
1999131195
1998129182
1997146208
1996141199
1995149233
1994137200
1993124189
199297148
1991124182
1990111168
1989101150
198890134
198775111
1986112156
1985109157
19847899
198359103
198279125
198191152
198082130
1979100163

Map of recent crashes in WS14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WS14

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WS14

The 24 most recent collisions in WS14 happened between 26 April and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WS14

The A5 has the most collisions in WS14, 862 of 3,989 (22%), followed by the A38 (745).

Collisions in WS14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58621,2371778
2ndA387451,1312485
3rdA51275618521368
4thA514827521363
5thA4611532311014
6thA5148150237622
7thA52069011909
8thM66210118
9thA5192232700

Council areas covering WS14

Collisions in WS14 were recorded in 4 council areas. Lichfield has 3,954 of 3,989 (99%).

Collisions in WS14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLichfield3,9545,77193441
2ndTamworth213422
3rdEast Staffordshire81001
4thBirmingham3300

Towns in WS14

Collisions in WS14 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Lichfield (677) and Shenstone (157).