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Craven road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2008, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (229), and casualties fell from 360.

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 2008
213
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
298
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Craven in 2008 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight15975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight23780%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 213, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March11 (5.2%)
  • April12 (5.6%)
  • May12 (5.6%)
  • June26 (12%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October18 (8.5%)
  • November19 (8.9%)
  • December18 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (58%)
  • Wet or damp79 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph54 (25%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph146 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (10%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (16%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (65%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (70%)
  • Motorcycle45 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2008, with 22 collisions.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2008

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2008: 45, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA654564212
2ndA59163203
3rdB6160151603
4thA6068131806
5thB6265121501
6thA629112204
7thA6131101600
8thB6480101004
9thA60695912
10thA564601
11thB64794402
12thB62553301
13thA6821301

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2008

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2008: 26.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2008

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2008: 124.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years