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Craven road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1982, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (257), and casualties fell from 423.

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 1982
273
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
416
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1982

3.3% of collisions in Craven in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious10538%
  • Slight15958%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious14635%
  • Slight26063%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1982 is highlighted, with 273, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (9.2%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (19%)
  • Sunday59 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.2%)
  • February9 (3.3%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April24 (8.8%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (53%)
  • Wet or damp111 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (29%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph186 (68%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (32%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (56%)
  • Passenger154 (37%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (60%)
  • Motorcycle83 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Minibus10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Craven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1982

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1982: 65, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6565102325
2ndA592951110
3rdB62652444110
4thA629222905
5thA60681925010
6thB6160111205
7thA565602
8thB64805704
9thA6874511
10thB64793401
11thA6822511
12thB61722202
13thB62552302
14thA61191100
15thA6251300
16thA6661100
17thB62521101

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1982

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1982: 30.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1982

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1982: 158.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1982

North Yorkshire recorded 2,703 collisions in 1982, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1982.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years