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Craven road accidents in 1987: crash statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1987, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (241), and casualties rose from 359.

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 1987
253
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
383
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1987

3.6% of collisions in Craven in 1987 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious9337%
  • Slight15160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious12533%
  • Slight24865%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 253, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday53 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.1%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June20 (7.9%)
  • July24 (9.5%)
  • August31 (12%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November25 (9.9%)
  • December12 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (58%)
  • Wet or damp94 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (33%)
  • 40 mph10 (4%)
  • 60 mph159 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (95%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (14%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (17%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (58%)
  • Passenger127 (33%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (67%)
  • Motorcycle53 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1987

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1987: 50, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA655075116
2ndA629193023
3rdB6265184017
4thA59162415
5thA6068152412
6thA6131101103
7thA606991412
8thA5681104
9thB61606802
10thA6823400
11thB62553302
12thB62522402
13thB64792202
14thA6871100
15thB64801100

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 9.8% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1987, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years