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Whittington (Lichfield) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Whittington, Lichfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
113
2,656th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
157
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
16 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Whittington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1412%
  • Slight9988%

What the data shows

  • Whittington had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Whittington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whittington, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Whittington.

Where Whittington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,656th
Most casualties
2,613th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,827th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph93 (82%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant81 (52%)
  • Cyclist24 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (15%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whittington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whittington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whittington peaked at 6 in 1992; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202311
202211
202123
202000
201911
201811
201737
201611
201500
201422
201300
201235
201134
201011
200911
200833
200745
200611
200533
200458
200322
200222
200112
200000
199900
199847
199747
199622
199534
199434
199345
1992613
199133
199057
198944
198845
198738
198645
198544
198433
198333
198211
198122
1980410
197922

Map of recent crashes in Whittington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whittington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whittington

The 24 most recent collisions in Whittington happened between 7 March 2009 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whittington

Of the 113 collisions in Whittington, 3 were on the A51.

Collisions in Whittington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA513601

Council area for Whittington

Whittington is in Lichfield, where police recorded 15,847 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Whittington accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Whittington

All 113 collisions in Whittington were in the WS14 postcode district.