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Craven road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Craven in 1999, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (315), and casualties fell from 476.

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 1999
302
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
436
Down 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 1999

2% of collisions in Craven in 1999 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious8428%
  • Slight21270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10524%
  • Slight32575%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 302, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February18 (6%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June22 (7.3%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September29 (9.6%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (66%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (29%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph203 (67%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7524 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (63%)
  • Passenger121 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (72%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 1999: 67, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6567111223
2ndA59274917
3rdA6069222702
4thA6131222504
5thA6068182704
6thA629172814
7thB6265132205
8thB6160121507
9thB648081002
10thA6827901
11thB64796602
12thA564500
13thB62553403
14thA6872300
15thA60601100
16thB42551201
17thB52651301
18thB62521100
19thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 1999

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 1999: 49.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 1999

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 1999: 198.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1999

North Yorkshire recorded 2,675 collisions in 1999, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years