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Craven road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1995, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (295), and casualties rose from 438.

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 1995
296
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
534
Up 22% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1995

2.7% of collisions in Craven in 1995 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious8930%
  • Slight19967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious18034%
  • Slight34064%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1995 is highlighted, with 296, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (9.5%)
  • Thursday26 (8.8%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (23%)
  • Sunday52 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February13 (4.4%)
  • March17 (5.7%)
  • April29 (9.8%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June29 (9.8%)
  • July28 (9.5%)
  • August43 (15%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November11 (3.7%)
  • December27 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (65%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (30%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph201 (68%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (93%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (61%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6562 (12%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger256 (48%)
  • Driver or rider246 (46%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1995: 76, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6576193236
2ndA593057110
3rdA629162631
4thB6265152704
5thA6068141503
6thA6131131704
7thA6069101404
8thB6480101111
9thB61607802
10thA6826901
11thB62555701
12thB64795601
13thA5641200
14thA68731811
15thB64782200

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1995

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1995: 43.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1995

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1995: 173.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1995

North Yorkshire recorded 2,811 collisions in 1995, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years