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Lichfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,900 road traffic collisions in Lichfield from 1979 to 2025, and 3,645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 283 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,900
345th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,645
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
283
305 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Lichfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.8%
  • Serious2839.8%
  • Slight2,59489%

What the data shows

  • Lichfield had 173 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 529 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 11% of collisions in Lichfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 536 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lichfield, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Lichfield.

Where Lichfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
345th
Most casualties
344th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
531st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday410 (14%)
  • Tuesday434 (15%)
  • Wednesday425 (15%)
  • Thursday459 (16%)
  • Friday493 (17%)
  • Saturday393 (14%)
  • Sunday286 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,124 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit704 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,440 (84%)
  • Roundabout263 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph2,460 (85%)
  • 40 mph249 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,315 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds371 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,950 (53%)
  • Pedestrian692 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist447 (12%)
  • Cyclist403 (11%)
  • Van occupant46 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lichfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lichfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lichfield peaked at 101 in 1995; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20242128
20231416
20221012
202188
20201111
20192029
20182124
20172125
20163040
20154048
20146177
20134253
20125064
20115471
20105479
20095463
20085067
20076689
20065879
20055772
20046071
20035259
20027190
200181102
20006479
19995665
199892118
199799120
199692119
1995101137
199484106
199392126
199283102
199190113
199088102
198996117
19886990
198791106
19868392
198597125
19848399
198381106
198281103
19816786
198092110
197996129

Map of recent crashes in Lichfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lichfield

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 Lichfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Lichfield happened between 9 August 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lichfield

The A51 has the most collisions in Lichfield, 523 of 2,900 (18%), followed by the A5127 (510).

Collisions in Lichfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51523707845
2ndA5127510677453
3rdA5192216291020
4thA46190110013
5thA5206638508
6thB5170344815
7thA383300

Council areas covering Lichfield

Collisions in Lichfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Lichfield has 2,892 of 2,900 (99.7%).

Collisions in Lichfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLichfield2,8923,63723283
2ndEast Staffordshire7700

Postcode districts in Lichfield

Collisions in Lichfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WS13 (2,223) and WS14 (677).