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Craven road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2003, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (289), and casualties rose from 423.

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 2003
305
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
440
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2003

2% of collisions in Craven in 2003 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight22774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight34578%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2003 is highlighted, with 305, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February31 (10%)
  • March15 (4.9%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October30 (9.8%)
  • November15 (4.9%)
  • December16 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph97 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph199 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (91%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4591 (21%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (62%)
  • Passenger131 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (66%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2003

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2003, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2003

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2003: 66, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6566105419
2ndA59346117
3rdB6265193112
4thA6068162404
5thA629162405
6thA6069131602
7thA61319901
8thA68291506
9thB616081002
10thB64797904
11thA562401
12thB62552201
13thB64802300
14thB61311100
15thB61721100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2003

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2003: 41.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2003

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2003: 186.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 12% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years