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Craven road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1981, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (266), and casualties fell from 425.

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 1981
257
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
423
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
12
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1981

4.7% of collisions in Craven in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.7%
  • Serious9939%
  • Slight14657%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious15236%
  • Slight25761%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 257, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday25 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (19%)
  • Sunday51 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March12 (4.7%)
  • April24 (9.3%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June19 (7.4%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August38 (15%)
  • September18 (7%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December8 (3.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (58%)
  • Wet or damp97 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (31%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph171 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (30%)
  • 21 to 2568 (16%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (53%)
  • Passenger170 (40%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (62%)
  • Motorcycle72 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1981: 77, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6577124526
2ndA593755016
3rdA629234737
4thB6265172927
5thA6068111404
6thB616081707
7thB62553701
8thB64793501
9thA5621211
10thA6822401
11thA6872200
12thB64802201
13thA60691100
14thB60611101
15thB61721501
16thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1981

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1981: 39.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1981

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1981: 173.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1981

North Yorkshire recorded 2,699 collisions in 1981, and 9.5% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1981, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years