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Craven road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1997, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1996 (329), and casualties fell from 499.

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 1997
300
Down 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
464
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1997

3% of collisions in Craven in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious7826%
  • Slight21371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight34875%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 300, down 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.3%)
  • February16 (5.3%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April32 (11%)
  • May27 (9%)
  • June29 (9.7%)
  • July27 (9%)
  • August39 (13%)
  • September21 (7%)
  • October28 (9.3%)
  • November20 (6.7%)
  • December20 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (63%)
  • Wet or damp108 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (26%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph213 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (93%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (14%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (22%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (64%)
  • Passenger139 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (71%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1997: 70, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6570122419
2ndA59244909
3rdA629182916
4thA6069152103
5thB6265152015
6thA6131141503
7thB6480142014
8thA6068111801
9thA68281103
10thB616071102
11thB64795811
12thA564800
13thB62553602
14thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1997

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1997: 39.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1997

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1997: 191.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years