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Craven road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2011, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2010 (186), and casualties fell from 272.

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 2011
157
Down 16% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
215
Down 21% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2011

1.9% of collisions in Craven in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3019%
  • Slight12479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight17983%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2011 is highlighted, with 157, down 16% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 157
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday26 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (8.3%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.1%)
  • February6 (3.8%)
  • March12 (7.6%)
  • April14 (8.9%)
  • May11 (7%)
  • June14 (8.9%)
  • July20 (13%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September25 (16%)
  • October3 (1.9%)
  • November13 (8.3%)
  • December10 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (72%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph40 (25%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (66%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (16%)
  • Cyclist20 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.5%)
  • Over 7518 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (70%)
  • Passenger47 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (70%)
  • Motorcycle38 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2011, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2011

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2011: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65447117
2ndA59101600
3rdA62991211
4thB626591402
5thA60687901
6thA61317800
7thA60696701
8thB61606702
9thB62556703
10thB64796700
11thA6825511
12thB64804401
13thB61722400

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2011

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2011: 16.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2011

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2011: 95.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2011

North Yorkshire recorded 1,563 collisions in 2011, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2011.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years