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Handsacre and Armitage road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Handsacre and Armitage, Lichfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
372
1,365th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
462
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
48
49 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Handsacre and Armitage

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31685%

What the data shows

  • Handsacre and Armitage had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 74% fewer than the 65 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Handsacre and Armitage were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 106 children under 16 were killed or injured in Handsacre and Armitage, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Handsacre and Armitage.

Where Handsacre and Armitage ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,365th
Most casualties
1,392nd
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,780th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday78 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (95%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant224 (48%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Handsacre and Armitage road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Handsacre and Armitage, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Handsacre and Armitage peaked at 17 in 1981; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202411
202311
202200
202100
202000
201924
201833
201713
201633
201577
201477
201345
201278
20111014
201034
200955
200855
2007710
20061011
2005910
200457
20031316
20021011
200189
200088
19991011
19981214
19971115
19961320
1995919
19941313
19931316
199288
19911010
199078
19891115
19881018
1987910
19861112
19851417
19841621
1983913
198279
19811721
19801416
19791317

Map of recent crashes in Handsacre and Armitage

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Handsacre and Armitage

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Handsacre and Armitage

The 24 most recent collisions in Handsacre and Armitage happened between 8 July 2015 and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Handsacre and Armitage

The A513 has the most collisions in Handsacre and Armitage, 200 of 372 (54%), followed by the B5014 (82).

Collisions in Handsacre and Armitage on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA513200246528
2ndB501482108212

Council areas covering Handsacre and Armitage

Collisions in Handsacre and Armitage were recorded in 2 council areas. Lichfield has 359 of 372 (97%).

Collisions in Handsacre and Armitage by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLichfield359447845
2ndCannock Chase121403

Postcode district for Handsacre and Armitage

All 372 collisions in Handsacre and Armitage were in the WS15 postcode district.