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Craven road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2019, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 45% on 2018 (150), and casualties fell from 238.

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 2019
83
Down 45% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
118
Down 50% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2019

6% of collisions in Craven in 2019 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56%
  • Serious3441%
  • Slight4453%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.2%
  • Serious3832%
  • Slight7564%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2019 is highlighted, with 83, down 45% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 83
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (7.2%)
  • Tuesday10 (12%)
  • Wednesday10 (12%)
  • Thursday7 (8.4%)
  • Friday18 (22%)
  • Saturday14 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (31%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (7.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.4%)
  • February11 (13%)
  • March11 (13%)
  • April11 (13%)
  • May8 (9.6%)
  • June3 (3.6%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August2 (2.4%)
  • September7 (8.4%)
  • October2 (2.4%)
  • November5 (6%)
  • December6 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (71%)
  • Wet or damp23 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph16 (19%)
  • 40 mph9 (11%)
  • 60 mph55 (66%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (15%)
  • Pedestrian12 (10%)
  • Cyclist11 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 207 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3519 (16%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6520 (17%)
  • 66 to 7518 (15%)
  • Over 7510 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (73%)
  • Passenger20 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (68%)
  • Motorcycle17 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 7 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 (7)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2019

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2019, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2019

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2019: 31, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA653148214
2ndA5961503
3rdA6294701
4thB62654400
5thA563302
6thA6872200
7thB62552301
8thB64802202
9thA60681110
10thA60691100
11thA61311101
12thA641100
13thA6821401
14thB61721100
15thB64791100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2019

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2019: 9.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2019

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2019: 51.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2019

North Yorkshire recorded 1,024 collisions in 2019, and 8.1% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2019, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years