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Craven road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2005, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (255), and casualties fell from 363.

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 2005
230
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
361
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2005

3.5% of collisions in Craven in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight18279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight29883%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2005 is highlighted, with 230, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February18 (7.8%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May17 (7.4%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August13 (5.7%)
  • September18 (7.8%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December13 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (60%)
  • Wet or damp84 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph66 (29%)
  • 40 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph156 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (18%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (63%)
  • Passenger106 (29%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (74%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2005, with 27 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2005

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2005: 50, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65509138
2ndA59244604
3rdA629183113
4thA6068152622
5thB6265132101
6thA613191020
7thA606981101
8thB616081002
9thB64797902
10thA6824701
11thA563401
12thA6873501
13thB64802201
14thA191100
15thB62551200

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2005

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2005: 34.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2005

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2005: 155.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2005

North Yorkshire recorded 2,171 collisions in 2005, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years