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Craven road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1991, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (306), and casualties fell from 471.

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 1991
274
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
385
Down 18% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1991

2.6% of collisions in Craven in 1991 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious8431%
  • Slight18367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious10327%
  • Slight27471%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1991 is highlighted, with 274, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (19%)
  • Sunday45 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February14 (5.1%)
  • March16 (5.8%)
  • April12 (4.4%)
  • May19 (6.9%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November23 (8.4%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (59%)
  • Wet or damp104 (38%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (25%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph201 (73%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (95%)
  • Roundabout11 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • 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 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (21%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (62%)
  • Passenger116 (30%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (68%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1991: 58, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA655891415
2ndA593668112
3rdA6068192908
4thB6265151813
5thA6069131403
6thA6131131702
7thA629121602
8thA566903
9thA6825702
10thB64795604
11thA6874701
12thB61603401
13thB62553401
14thB64803400
15thB12491101
16thB61721100
17thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1991

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1991: 36.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1991

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1991: 165.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1991

North Yorkshire recorded 2,736 collisions in 1991, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1991, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1991.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years