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Craven road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1985, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (198), and casualties fell from 319.

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 1985
204
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
313
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1985

4.9% of collisions in Craven in 1985 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.9%
  • Serious9446%
  • Slight10049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal134.2%
  • Serious12841%
  • Slight17255%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1985 is highlighted, with 204, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February9 (4.4%)
  • March6 (2.9%)
  • April18 (8.8%)
  • May24 (12%)
  • June18 (8.8%)
  • July19 (9.3%)
  • August18 (8.8%)
  • September27 (13%)
  • October17 (8.3%)
  • November20 (9.8%)
  • December13 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (55%)
  • Wet or damp82 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (33%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph128 (63%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2084 (27%)
  • 21 to 2558 (19%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5519 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (55%)
  • Passenger105 (34%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (66%)
  • Motorcycle57 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1985: 49, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA654981516
2ndA592135111
3rdB6265122209
4thA6131111605
5thA629111917
6thA6068101015
7thA60699905
8thA5651110
9thB64795813
10thB62553603
11thA6822201
12thA6872301
13thB64802201
14thB61601100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1985

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1985: 30.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1985

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1985: 116.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 8.4% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1985, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years