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Craven road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1988, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (253), and casualties rose from 383.

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 1988
266
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
435
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1988

4.1% of collisions in Craven in 1988 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.1%
  • Serious10941%
  • Slight14655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious15335%
  • Slight27062%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 266, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (20%)
  • Sunday56 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6%)
  • February13 (4.9%)
  • March22 (8.3%)
  • April24 (9%)
  • May18 (6.8%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October26 (9.8%)
  • November11 (4.1%)
  • December19 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (58%)
  • Wet or damp103 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (27%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (21%)
  • 21 to 2568 (16%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (55%)
  • Passenger166 (38%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (70%)
  • Motorcycle63 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Craven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1988

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1988: 75, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6575132527
2ndA593064014
3rdA6291726111
4thA6068162617
5thB6265132226
6thA606991703
7thB647991306
8thA613181002
9thA5651102
10thB61605904
11thB64805801
12thA6824411
13thB62551300
14thB64781201

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1988

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1988: 30.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1988

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1988: 150.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 9.6% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1988.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years