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Craven road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2014, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013, and casualties fell from 251.

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 2014
177
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
220
Down 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2014

4.5% of collisions in Craven in 2014 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.5%
  • Serious4425%
  • Slight12571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight16274%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2014 is highlighted, with 177, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 177
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (2.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.2%)
  • February4 (2.3%)
  • March12 (6.8%)
  • April12 (6.8%)
  • May13 (7.3%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July23 (13%)
  • August32 (18%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October15 (8.5%)
  • November8 (4.5%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (63%)
  • Wet or damp64 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph46 (26%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph121 (68%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • 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 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (22%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3529 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (20%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 7523 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (70%)
  • Passenger45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car177 (60%)
  • Motorcycle51 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2014, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2014

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2014: 39, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65395124
2ndA59121502
3rdB6160121307
4thB6265121213
5thA606881201
6thB64808811
7thA60696701
8thA62961111
9thA61315501
10thA6825813
11thB64795612
12thA561400
13thA6871101
14thB61721101
15thB62521100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2014

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2014: 21.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2014

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2014: 107.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2014

North Yorkshire recorded 1,565 collisions in 2014, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2014, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years