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Craven road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2012, and 214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (157), and casualties fell from 215.

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 2012
160
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
214
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Craven in 2012 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight12075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight16979%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2012 is highlighted, with 160, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 160
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (5.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.5%)
  • February7 (4.4%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April11 (6.9%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August7 (4.4%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (63%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (24%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph109 (68%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.4%)
  • Over 7515 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (70%)
  • Passenger48 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (68%)
  • Motorcycle28 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2012, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2012

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2012: 45, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA654563013
2ndB6265162012
3rdA6131121500
4thA629111502
5thA606871100
6thA5951412
7thB64795520
8thB61604402
9thB64804401
10thA60693300
11thA6822200
12thB62552401
13thA561100
14thA6871100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2012

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2012: 22.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2012

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2012: 95.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2012

North Yorkshire recorded 1,676 collisions in 2012, and 9.5% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2012.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years