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Craven road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2002, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (288), and casualties fell from 433.

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 2002
289
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
423
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2002

3.1% of collisions in Craven in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35584%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2002 is highlighted, with 289, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (10%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February26 (9%)
  • March17 (5.9%)
  • April21 (7.3%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September17 (5.9%)
  • October27 (9.3%)
  • November20 (6.9%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (56%)
  • Wet or damp113 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (32%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph190 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (93%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • 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 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (64%)
  • Passenger120 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (71%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2002, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2002

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2002: 70, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA657012248
2ndA59294425
3rdA6131182610
4thA629162001
5thB6480141704
6thB6265122604
7thA6068101903
8thA6069101302
9thB616091104
10thB62556913
11thA563600
12thB64793300
13thA6822311
14thA6872200
15thB61722300
16thB6821100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2002

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2002: 37.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2002

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2002: 156.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2002

North Yorkshire recorded 2,536 collisions in 2002, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years