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Craven road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,398 road traffic collisions in Craven from 1979 to 2025, and 15,556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 334 were fatal and 3,067 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 143 collisions, up 21% on 2024 (118), and casualties rose from 163 to 182.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,398
Casualties
15,556
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
334
3.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
143
Up 21% on 2024

Crash severity in Craven

3.2% of collisions in Craven from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3343.2%
  • Serious3,06729%
  • Slight6,99767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3792.4%
  • Serious4,03626%
  • Slight11,14172%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. In 2025 there were 143, up 21% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 143
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143182
2024118163
2023142186
202275103
2021103142
2020102138
201983118
2018150238
2017160224
2016179236
2015161216
2014177220
2013177251
2012160214
2011157215
2010186272
2009183266
2008213298
2007229360
2006237362
2005230361
2004255363
2003305440
2002289423
2001288433
2000284429
1999302436
1998315476
1997300464
1996329499
1995296534
1994295438
1993260402
1992235369
1991274385
1990306471
1989278449
1988266435
1987253383
1986241359
1985204313
1984198319
1983219322
1982273416
1981257423
1980266425
1979245385

When and where crashes happen in Craven

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,282 (12%)
  • Tuesday1,267 (12%)
  • Wednesday1,282 (12%)
  • Thursday1,308 (13%)
  • Friday1,691 (16%)
  • Saturday1,698 (16%)
  • Sunday1,870 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59415 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59159 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,056 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,765 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,143 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,530 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,448 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59882 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January709 (6.8%)
  • February635 (6.1%)
  • March717 (6.9%)
  • April867 (8.3%)
  • May949 (9.1%)
  • June1,013 (9.7%)
  • July1,033 (9.9%)
  • August1,104 (11%)
  • September987 (9.5%)
  • October905 (8.7%)
  • November768 (7.4%)
  • December711 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,910 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,560 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit840 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,953 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,365 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds333 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds272 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds91 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist87 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds65 (0.6%)
  • Other124 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded108 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,398 (62%)
  • Wet or damp3,550 (34%)
  • Frost or ice239 (2.3%)
  • Snow140 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel22 (0.2%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,927 (28%)
  • 40 mph262 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph6,888 (66%)
  • 70 mph251 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,842 (95%)
  • Roundabout352 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Craven

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,731 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist2,317 (15%)
  • Pedestrian1,256 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist943 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant520 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)282 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant196 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant147 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant62 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5234 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10349 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 15778 (5%)
  • 16 to 202,630 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,952 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,533 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,115 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,803 (12%)
  • 56 to 651,372 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 751,025 (6.6%)
  • Over 75754 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,483 (61%)
  • Passenger4,817 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,256 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,181 (68%)
  • Motorcycle2,229 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,120 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,029 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,008 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach209 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle166 (0.9%)
  • Minibus131 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car112 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle83 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Craven

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Craven

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Craven

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Craven, with 418 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven from 1979 to 2025: 2,425, including 118 fatal and 740 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA652,4254,064118740
2ndA591,0401,81342331
3rdA6296491,05033169
4thB626561394722188
5thA606852176513152
6thA6131389501577
7thA6069342442368
8thB61603414544124
9thB6480257334973
10thB64792292871693
11thA6821762651464
12thB6255167236580
13thA56158280443
14thA6875788317
15thB61723245110
16thB6478324218
17thB6252315028
18thB61314402
19thA643400
20thA1692301

Towns in Craven

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven from 1979 to 2025: 1,284.

Postcode districts in Craven

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven from 1979 to 2025: 6,157.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven

Of the latest 24 crashes in Craven, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity