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Craven road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1992, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1991 (274), and casualties fell from 385.

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 1992
235
Down 14% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
369
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1992

3.4% of collisions in Craven in 1992 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious8737%
  • Slight14060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious11832%
  • Slight24266%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1992 is highlighted, with 235, down 14% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February16 (6.8%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June34 (14%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November17 (7.2%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (61%)
  • Wet or damp88 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (27%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph168 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (6%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (55%)
  • Passenger133 (36%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (70%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Craven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 1992

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1992: 60, including 1 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6560109131
2ndA593360112
3rdA629182705
4thB6265142023
5thA6131111103
6thA606871421
7thA5661202
8thB61605903
9thB64805502
10thA60693301
11thA6823510
12thA6873401
13thB62523602
14thB62552301
15thB64792402
16thA1671300
17thB61721100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1992

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1992: 23.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1992

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1992: 151.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1992

North Yorkshire recorded 2,662 collisions in 1992, and 8.8% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1992, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years