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Burntwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,179 road traffic collisions in Burntwood, Lichfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 260 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,179
429th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,689
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
29 people killed
Serious collisions
260
277 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burntwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281.3%
  • Serious26012%
  • Slight1,89187%

What the data shows

  • Burntwood had 130 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 316 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Burntwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 564 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burntwood, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Burntwood.

Where Burntwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
429th
Most casualties
439th
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
568th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday309 (14%)
  • Tuesday329 (15%)
  • Wednesday303 (14%)
  • Thursday330 (15%)
  • Friday367 (17%)
  • Saturday310 (14%)
  • Sunday231 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,510 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit625 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,021 (93%)
  • Roundabout118 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,071 (95%)
  • 40 mph47 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,699 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds293 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Other46 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,279 (48%)
  • Pedestrian523 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist421 (16%)
  • Cyclist350 (13%)
  • Van occupant49 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burntwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burntwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burntwood peaked at 90 in 1988; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251317
20241619
202388
202245
202123
202079
2019812
20181820
20172739
20162730
20152128
20142026
20132833
20122835
20113446
20104053
20093651
20083440
20074151
20063447
20053954
20044252
20033543
20023946
20014766
20005158
19994763
19985569
19976183
19966786
19956379
19947495
19935057
19925667
19918199
19907595
19898095
198890103
19877588
19867797
19855662
19848199
19837787
19827088
198185102
19808092
19798092

Map of recent crashes in Burntwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burntwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burntwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Burntwood happened between 25 March 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burntwood

The A5190 has the most collisions in Burntwood, 620 of 2,179 (28%), followed by the B5011 (195).

Collisions in Burntwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5190620788968
2ndB5011195243420
3rdA51953603

Council areas covering Burntwood

Collisions in Burntwood were recorded in 3 council areas. Lichfield has 2,156 of 2,179 (99%).

Collisions in Burntwood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLichfield2,1562,66028259
2ndCannock Chase182301
3rdEast Staffordshire3400

Postcode district for Burntwood

All 2,179 collisions in Burntwood were in the WS7 postcode district.