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Craven road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2016, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2015 (161), and casualties rose from 216.

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 2016
179
Up 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
236
Up 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Craven in 2016 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious4927%
  • Slight12670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5122%
  • Slight18177%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 179, up 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 179
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.3%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March16 (8.9%)
  • April16 (8.9%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June11 (6.1%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August16 (8.9%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October9 (5%)
  • November11 (6.1%)
  • December14 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (71%)
  • Wet or damp45 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph44 (25%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph125 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (91%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.8%)
  • 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 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (21%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (9.7%)
  • Over 7514 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (71%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (67%)
  • Motorcycle39 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2016, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2016

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2016: 50, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA655071113
2ndA59182315
3rdA629112203
4thA606891102
5thA60698801
6thB62658803
7thA6824421
8thA563701
9thA61313300
10thB61603402
11thB62553402
12thB61611101
13thB64791101
14thB64801100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2016

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2016: 26.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2016

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2016: 119.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years