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WS7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,799 road traffic collisions in the WS7 postcode district, Lichfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 336 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,799
1,390th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,580
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
50 people killed
Serious collisions
336
370 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WS7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.6%
  • Serious33612%
  • Slight2,41786%

What the data shows

  • WS7 had 174 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 419 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in WS7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 632 children under 16 were killed or injured in WS7, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WS7.

Where WS7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,390th
Most casualties
1,459th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,915th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday381 (14%)
  • Tuesday435 (16%)
  • Wednesday375 (13%)
  • Thursday417 (15%)
  • Friday460 (16%)
  • Saturday419 (15%)
  • Sunday312 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,915 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit745 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,585 (92%)
  • Roundabout144 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,254 (81%)
  • 40 mph128 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph77 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph281 (10%)
  • 70 mph50 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,172 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds380 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist29 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other74 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,931 (54%)
  • Pedestrian558 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist544 (15%)
  • Cyclist388 (11%)
  • Van occupant75 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WS7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WS7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WS7 peaked at 113 in 1988; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251923
20242129
20231214
2022710
202179
2020912
20191115
20182124
20173045
20163750
20153141
20143044
20133442
20124152
20114258
20105578
20094461
20084458
20074963
20064969
20055776
20045982
20035265
20025772
20016083
20006777
19996288
19986992
199775103
199680105
199584105
199492123
19936581
19927588
199196122
199090120
1989101124
1988113128
1987101127
198692118
19857585
1984105133
198390104
198287120
1981100120
198097116
1979105126

Map of recent crashes in WS7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WS7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WS7

The 24 most recent collisions in WS7 happened between 8 November 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WS7

The A5190 has the most collisions in WS7, 854 of 2,799 (31%), followed by the B5011 (272).

Collisions in WS7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51908541,13718105
2ndB5011272359527
3rdA5195223906
4thA5142001
5thM6142623

Council areas covering WS7

Collisions in WS7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Lichfield has 2,728 of 2,799 (97%).

Collisions in WS7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLichfield2,7283,48045324
2ndCannock Chase6593112
3rdEast Staffordshire3400

Town in WS7

Of the 2,799 collisions in WS7, 2,179 (78%) were in Burntwood.