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Craven road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1994, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (260), and casualties rose from 402.

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 1994
295
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
438
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1994

2.4% of collisions in Craven in 1994 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious8027%
  • Slight20871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11827%
  • Slight31271%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1994 is highlighted, with 295, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (18%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.8%)
  • February12 (4.1%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May18 (6.1%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (54%)
  • Wet or damp124 (42%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (26%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph210 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (93%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (8.7%)
  • Over 7528 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (60%)
  • Passenger146 (33%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1994: 76, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6576116422
2ndA594274110
3rdA629183205
4thB6265182204
5thA6131121204
6thA6069101504
7thA606891414
8thA5681412
9thB616081201
10thB64796802
11thB64805901
12thA6824401
13thB62552201
14thB64782201
15thA1651101
16thA60091200
17thB62521100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1994

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1994: 33.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1994

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1994: 205.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1994

North Yorkshire recorded 2,802 collisions in 1994, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1994, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years