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Craven road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2010, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (183), and casualties rose from 266.

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 2010
186
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
272
Up 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2010

3.8% of collisions in Craven in 2010 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight13472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight21579%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2010 is highlighted, with 186, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (26%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.2%)
  • February13 (7%)
  • March16 (8.6%)
  • April19 (10%)
  • May17 (9.1%)
  • June18 (9.7%)
  • July13 (7%)
  • August18 (9.7%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November16 (8.6%)
  • December14 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (63%)
  • Wet or damp55 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph49 (26%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph132 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (97%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (15%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (21%)
  • 46 to 5543 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.5%)
  • Over 7516 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (70%)
  • Motorcycle42 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2010, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2010

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2010: 38, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA653860212
2ndA629141514
3rdA59121910
4thB6265122706
5thA6131111502
6thA60687801
7thA68271112
8thA606961201
9thB64796722
10thB64805500
11thB61604700
12thA563502
13thB62552200
14thA6841201
15thA6871200
16thB62521100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2010

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2010: 23.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2010

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2010: 117.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2010

North Yorkshire recorded 1,654 collisions in 2010, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years