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Craven road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1983, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1982 (273), and casualties fell from 416.

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 1983
219
Down 20% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
322
Down 23% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1983

4.1% of collisions in Craven in 1983 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious8941%
  • Slight12155%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious10934%
  • Slight20363%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 219, down 20% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday25 (11%)
  • Saturday46 (21%)
  • Sunday42 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February14 (6.4%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April26 (12%)
  • May20 (9.1%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October21 (9.6%)
  • November13 (5.9%)
  • December10 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (63%)
  • Wet or damp67 (31%)
  • Snow12 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (27%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph151 (69%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (26%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (55%)
  • Passenger115 (36%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (62%)
  • Motorcycle55 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1983: 52, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA655277517
2ndA592742112
3rdA629172716
4thB6265121714
5thB6160111503
6thB648081205
7thA606871403
8thB64796604
9thB625241002
10thA562202
11thB61722202
12thA11201
13thA6821101
14thA6871201
15thB62551201

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1983

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1983: 26.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1983

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1983: 124.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 8.9% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1983.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years