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Craven road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1989, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (266), and casualties rose from 435.

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 1989
278
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
449
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1989

4.3% of collisions in Craven in 1989 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious9534%
  • Slight17162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight29766%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 278, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (10%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.8%)
  • February15 (5.4%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April23 (8.3%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October25 (9%)
  • November22 (7.9%)
  • December16 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (61%)
  • Wet or damp100 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (32%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph186 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (95%)
  • Roundabout11 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (23%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (57%)
  • Passenger173 (39%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (11%)
  • Motorcycle59 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Craven

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1989

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1989: 56, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6556100224
2ndA593058311
3rdA629193443
4thA6131152806
5thB6265152316
6thA6068131404
7thA6069101300
8thB6479101002
9thB61607703
10thB64805802
11thB62554602
12thA563400
13thA6823302
14thB61722201
15thB62521101

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1989

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1989: 42.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1989

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1989: 171.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 9.1% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years