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Craven road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2000, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (302), and casualties fell from 436.

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 2000
284
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
429
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2000

2.5% of collisions in Craven in 2000 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight20572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious9322%
  • Slight32876%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2000 is highlighted, with 284, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.8%)
  • February15 (5.3%)
  • March14 (4.9%)
  • April27 (9.5%)
  • May28 (9.9%)
  • June14 (4.9%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September22 (7.7%)
  • October28 (9.9%)
  • November23 (8.1%)
  • December25 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (53%)
  • Wet or damp124 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph184 (65%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (93%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (59%)
  • Passenger141 (33%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (71%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2000: 64, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6564102326
2ndA59285117
3rdA6069171700
4thB6265162813
5thA6131152401
6thA6068142003
7thA629122201
8thB6480111702
9thB647981112
10thB61607903
11thA5651002
12thA6825502
13thB62553402
14thA10411100
15thA641100
16thA6871200
17thB62791101

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2000

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2000: 42.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2000

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2000: 169.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2000

North Yorkshire recorded 2,576 collisions in 2000, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years