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Craven road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1986, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1985 (204), and casualties rose from 313.

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 1986
241
Up 18% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
359
Up 15% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Craven in 1986 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious10544%
  • Slight13054%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious13939%
  • Slight21259%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1986 is highlighted, with 241, up 18% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.2%)
  • February12 (5%)
  • March14 (5.8%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August34 (14%)
  • September23 (9.5%)
  • October17 (7.1%)
  • November19 (7.9%)
  • December14 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (65%)
  • Wet or damp72 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (25%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph173 (72%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (93%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (19%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (22%)
  • 21 to 2571 (20%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (57%)
  • Passenger123 (34%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (63%)
  • Motorcycle62 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1986

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1986 in Craven

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1986

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1986: 50, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA655095223
2ndA593144114
3rdA6291626010
4thB6265152005
5thA6068111505
6thB6160111404
7thA613181211
8thA60697902
9thB625551003
10thA564502
11thA6824712
12thB64794411
13thB64804501
14thB62523300
15thB63831100
16thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1986

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1986: 21.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1986

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1986: 129.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1986

North Yorkshire recorded 2,621 collisions in 1986, and 9.2% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years