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Craven road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2015, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (177), and casualties fell from 220.

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 2015
161
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
216
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2015

2.5% of collisions in Craven in 2015 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious4226%
  • Slight11571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5023%
  • Slight16275%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2015 is highlighted, with 161, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 161
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (20%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.7%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March7 (4.3%)
  • April11 (6.8%)
  • May10 (6.2%)
  • June24 (15%)
  • July12 (7.5%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September14 (8.7%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November14 (8.7%)
  • December16 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (70%)
  • Wet or damp44 (27%)
  • Snow3 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph41 (25%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph112 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (14%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (10%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (9.3%)
  • Over 7514 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (72%)
  • Passenger47 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car172 (63%)
  • Motorcycle33 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 and the 8 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 (8)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2015

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2015, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2015

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2015: 39, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65396619
2ndA59131505
3rdA629121502
4thA61319902
5thB626581012
6thA60696602
7thA68261102
8thB64796613
9thA60685800
10thB61605610
11thA563601
12thB62553303
13thB64782200
14thB64802201
15thA6871100
16thB61611101
17thB61721101
18thB62521100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2015

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2015: 21.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2015

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2015: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2015

North Yorkshire recorded 1,613 collisions in 2015, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years