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Craven road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2004, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2003 (305), and casualties fell from 440.

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 2004
255
Down 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
363
Down 18% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2004

2.7% of collisions in Craven in 2004 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5321%
  • Slight19576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight28980%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 255, down 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday53 (21%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.7%)
  • February21 (8.2%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April19 (7.5%)
  • May25 (9.8%)
  • June15 (5.9%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October32 (13%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December10 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (56%)
  • Wet or damp95 (37%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph63 (25%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph177 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (94%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (19%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (62%)
  • Passenger105 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (78%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2004, with 21 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2004

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2004: 57, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA655797412
2ndA59243727
3rdB6265182704
4thA6068162204
5thA6131121402
6thB6160121302
7thA62971302
8thA60696602
9thB64796700
10thA6824702
11thB64804602
12thA563500
13thA6872201
14thB62552201
15thA10791100
16thA641200
17thA6481100
18thB62521210

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2004

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2004: 24.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2004

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2004: 163.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2004

North Yorkshire recorded 2,469 collisions in 2004, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years