Skip to main content
CrashStats

Craven road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1990, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1989 (278), and casualties rose from 449.

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 1990
306
Up 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
471
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1990

2.6% of collisions in Craven in 1990 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious11036%
  • Slight18861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious15232%
  • Slight31166%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1990 is highlighted, with 306, up 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (10%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May30 (9.8%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July22 (7.2%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September26 (8.5%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November20 (6.5%)
  • December23 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (5.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (59%)
  • Wet or damp111 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (26%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph222 (73%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (93%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (16%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (20%)
  • 21 to 2588 (19%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (58%)
  • Passenger163 (35%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (66%)
  • Motorcycle76 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1990: 74, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6574127430
2ndA593562015
3rdA6292435110
4thB62652335011
5thA6068172907
6thA6131111303
7thA6069101102
8thA68271314
9thB616071404
10thB625561103
11thB64796612
12thA5651211
13thB64805601
14thB61312201
15thB64782302
16thA6351100
17thA6871100
18thB60681100
19thB61721300

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1990

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1990: 39.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1990

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1990: 182.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years