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Craven road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2007, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (237), and casualties fell from 362.

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 2007
229
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
360
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2007

3.5% of collisions in Craven in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight29682%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2007 is highlighted, with 229, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (10%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday24 (10%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (23%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.7%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April18 (7.9%)
  • May21 (9.2%)
  • June20 (8.7%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August15 (6.6%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December13 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (61%)
  • Wet or damp83 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph54 (24%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph166 (72%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2057 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.9%)
  • Over 7532 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (64%)
  • Passenger107 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (71%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 9 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 (9)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2007

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2007, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2007

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2007: 48, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65488427
2ndA59274718
3rdA629142312
4thA6068112221
5thB6160101403
6thB6479102017
7thB6480101200
8thB626581404
9thA5661001
10thA60696701
11thA61316600
12thA6822600
13thB62522300
14thA6871110
15thB61721200
16thB62551100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2007

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2007: 22.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2007

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2007: 137.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2007

North Yorkshire recorded 2,107 collisions in 2007, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2007.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years