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Craven road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2021, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (102), and casualties rose from 138.

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 2021
103
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
142
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2021

2.9% of collisions in Craven in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious1918%
  • Slight8179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight11682%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 103, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 103
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday8 (7.8%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday17 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (21%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (26%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.8%)
  • February4 (3.9%)
  • March2 (1.9%)
  • April9 (8.7%)
  • May12 (12%)
  • June13 (13%)
  • July15 (15%)
  • August16 (16%)
  • September6 (5.8%)
  • October6 (5.8%)
  • November8 (7.8%)
  • December6 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (83%)
  • Wet or damp14 (14%)
  • Snow2 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph34 (33%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph61 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (90%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2013 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3515 (11%)
  • 36 to 4521 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (17%)
  • 56 to 6515 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (11%)
  • Over 759 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (68%)
  • Passenger29 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car103 (61%)
  • Motorcycle22 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2021, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2021

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2021: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65132002
2ndB64797801
3rdA5961001
4thA60685610
5thB62655701
6thA6294900
7thB64804510
8thA60693301
9thB62553302
10thA61312200
11thB61602200
12thA561301
13thA6821200

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2021

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2021: 17.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2021

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2021: 58.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 10% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2021.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years