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Craven road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1998, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (300), and casualties rose from 464.

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 1998
315
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
476
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1998

3.5% of collisions in Craven in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight23274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious10322%
  • Slight35875%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1998 is highlighted, with 315, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March26 (8.3%)
  • April18 (5.7%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (54%)
  • Wet or damp138 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (28%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph222 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (94%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35101 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (59%)
  • Passenger157 (33%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (69%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1998: 91, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6591141414
2ndA593165411
3rdB6265223007
4thA629183214
5thA6068151904
6thA6131152103
7thA6069111202
8thB62558902
9thB648081712
10thB616061012
11thA6825602
12thA563400
13thB64792201
14thA6871100
15thB64781301

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1998

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1998: 38.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1998

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1998: 190.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 12% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1998, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years