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Craven road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1984, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1983 (219), and casualties fell from 322.

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 1984
198
Down 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
319
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1984

2% of collisions in Craven in 1984 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious9146%
  • Slight10352%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious11135%
  • Slight20464%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 198, down 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (9.1%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (9.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March9 (4.5%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May26 (13%)
  • June19 (9.6%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September18 (9.1%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November9 (4.5%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (67%)
  • Wet or damp62 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (34%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph128 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (30%)
  • 21 to 2550 (16%)
  • 26 to 3532 (10%)
  • 36 to 4527 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (54%)
  • Passenger114 (36%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (62%)
  • Motorcycle58 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Craven

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1984

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1984: 46, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA654685124
2ndA59142805
3rdA6068142108
4thB6265142415
5thA629122114
6thB616091405
7thB625571502
8thA613161003
9thB64806802
10thA60693301
11thB64793401
12thA6822300
13thA561300
14thA6871100
15thB61311101

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1984

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1984: 27.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1984

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1984: 110.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 8.2% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years