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Craven road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2017, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (179), and casualties fell from 236.

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 2017
160
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
224
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Craven in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight11874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17277%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2017 is highlighted, with 160, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February11 (6.9%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April14 (8.8%)
  • May14 (8.8%)
  • June25 (16%)
  • July14 (8.8%)
  • August12 (7.5%)
  • September12 (7.5%)
  • October15 (9.4%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December6 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (71%)
  • Wet or damp39 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph48 (30%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph99 (62%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2523 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (20%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.5%)
  • Over 7520 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (67%)
  • Passenger47 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2017

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2017, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2017

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2017: 33, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65334729
2ndA59143005
3rdA6069121402
4thA629122202
5thB6265111904
6thA60687902
7thA61315601
8thB64805602
9thB61604401
10thB64794501
11thB62553610
12thA6822302
13thA561200
14thA611100
15thB61721100
16thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2017

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2017: 29.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2017

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2017: 104.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2017

North Yorkshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2017, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2017, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years