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Craven road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2018, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (160), and casualties rose from 224.

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 2018
150
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
238
Up 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
6.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2018

6.7% of collisions in Craven in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.7%
  • Serious3926%
  • Slight10167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.2%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight17674%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 150, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday14 (9.3%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday18 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March4 (2.7%)
  • April9 (6%)
  • May20 (13%)
  • June13 (8.7%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August20 (13%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November10 (6.7%)
  • December9 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (71%)
  • Wet or damp38 (25%)
  • Snow3 (2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph37 (25%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph110 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (5%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7527 (11%)
  • Over 7517 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (70%)
  • Passenger55 (23%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (68%)
  • Motorcycle44 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2018

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2018 and the 9 busiest accident hotspots in Craven

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2018

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2018, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2018

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2018: 32, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65326757
2ndB6265141803
3rdA59131715
4thA606991802
5thB648091113
6thA62971501
7thA613161001
8thB61606704
9thA565501
10thA60683401
11thA1692301
12thA6822310
13thA6872200
14thB62552211
15thB64792202
16thA1701100
17thB61721300
18thB62521100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2018

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2018: 18.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2018

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2018: 99.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2018

North Yorkshire recorded 1,238 collisions in 2018, and 12% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years