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Craven road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2020, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2019 (83), and casualties rose from 118.

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 2020
102
Up 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
138
Up 17% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2020

6.9% of collisions in Craven in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal76.9%
  • Serious1919%
  • Slight7675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal85.8%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight10878%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 102, up 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 102
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (20%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (12%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April4 (3.9%)
  • May12 (12%)
  • June9 (8.8%)
  • July10 (9.8%)
  • August10 (9.8%)
  • September7 (6.9%)
  • October8 (7.8%)
  • November3 (2.9%)
  • December5 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (67%)
  • Wet or damp31 (30%)
  • Snow2 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph30 (29%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph62 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (95%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (18%)
  • Cyclist15 (11%)
  • Pedestrian13 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (13%)
  • 26 to 3512 (8.7%)
  • 36 to 4515 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (21%)
  • 56 to 6526 (19%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.1%)
  • Over 756 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (69%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (65%)
  • Motorcycle28 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2020, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2020

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2020: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65162503
2ndB616081021
3rdB625581014
4thA60697901
5thA62971210
6thA595720
7thA61315802
8thA60684500
9thA68241002
10thB62654410
11thB64793302
12thB60691100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2020

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2020: 21.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2020

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2020: 64.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years