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Craven road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1979, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,398 collisions in Craven.

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

Collisions in 1979
245
Casualties in 1979
385
Fatal collisions
15
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1979

6.1% of collisions in Craven in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal156.1%
  • Serious9940%
  • Slight13153%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious12633%
  • Slight24363%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 245.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.3%)
  • February12 (4.9%)
  • March18 (7.3%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May20 (8.2%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July21 (8.6%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November21 (8.6%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (53%)
  • Wet or damp89 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (6.5%)
  • Snow9 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (32%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph152 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (30%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (52%)
  • Passenger150 (39%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (64%)
  • Motorcycle67 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Craven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1979

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1979: 45, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA654562019
2ndA593472710
3rdA629294528
4thA6068172418
5thB6265162107
6thB64786901
7thB61605802
8thB64795803
9thA6824601
10thA6873402
11thA562300
12thB62522410
13thB62552501
14thB64802402
15thB61721210

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1979

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1979: 42.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1979

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1979: 154.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1979

North Yorkshire recorded 2,625 collisions in 1979, and 9.3% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1979.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years