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Craven road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1996, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1995 (296), and casualties fell from 534.

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 1996
329
Up 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
499
Down 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1996

2.1% of collisions in Craven in 1996 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious10030%
  • Slight22267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious13427%
  • Slight35872%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1996 is highlighted, with 329, up 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (10%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February15 (4.6%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May18 (5.5%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August41 (12%)
  • September42 (13%)
  • October22 (6.7%)
  • November18 (5.5%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (61%)
  • Wet or damp110 (33%)
  • Snow11 (3.3%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (30%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph226 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (94%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (13%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (62%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (71%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1996: 61, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA656197323
2ndA593868015
3rdA629243826
4thA6068182505
5thB6265183707
6thA6069162201
7thA6131142203
8thB6160141906
9thB6479111703
10thB6480111413
11thA5691301
12thB62558803
13thA6824702
14thA6871200
15thB61721100
16thB62521100
17thB64511100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1996

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1996: 42.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1996

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1996: 203.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 12% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years