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Craven road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2001, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (284), and casualties rose from 429.

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 2001
288
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
433
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2001

3.5% of collisions in Craven in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight21474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight34279%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 288, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (10%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April27 (9.4%)
  • May26 (9%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July26 (9%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October22 (7.6%)
  • November28 (9.7%)
  • December18 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (54%)
  • Wet or damp115 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (29%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph199 (69%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (94%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (63%)
  • Passenger128 (30%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (71%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Craven

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2001

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2001, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2001

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2001: 84, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6584141516
2ndA59264015
3rdA6131151503
4thA629142415
5thB6265121605
6thA6068111502
7thB6160101703
8thA606991301
9thB625581003
10thB64807901
11thA6826702
12thB64796702
13thA564800
14thA6872201
15thB13631100
16thB61721101
17thB62521500
18thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2001

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2001: 28.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2001

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2001: 171.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2001

North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 12% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2001, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years