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Craven road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 75 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2022, and 103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2021 (103), and casualties fell from 142.

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 2022
75
Down 27% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
103
Down 27% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2022

4% of collisions in Craven in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34%
  • Serious2432%
  • Slight4864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious2827%
  • Slight7270%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2022 is highlighted, with 75, down 27% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 75
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (12%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.3%)
  • Thursday6 (8%)
  • Friday12 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (19%)
  • Sunday17 (23%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (11%)
  • February5 (6.7%)
  • March6 (8%)
  • April5 (6.7%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June6 (8%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August12 (16%)
  • September4 (5.3%)
  • October5 (6.7%)
  • November5 (6.7%)
  • December3 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (91%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (73%)
  • Wet or damp16 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph20 (27%)
  • 40 mph3 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (64%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway67 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (21%)
  • Cyclist13 (13%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2013 (13%)
  • 21 to 257 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 356 (5.8%)
  • 36 to 4512 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (20%)
  • 56 to 6512 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (14%)
  • Over 757 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (71%)
  • Passenger24 (23%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (68%)
  • Motorcycle23 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 6 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 (6)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2022

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2022, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2022

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2022: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65162604
2ndA62961103
3rdB64794402
4thA593302
5thA60693400
6thA61313411
7thB61603401
8thB62652301
9thB64782210
10thA60681100
11thA6871101
12thB62551101
13thB64801100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2022

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2022: 8.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2022

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2022: 42.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2022

North Yorkshire recorded 877 collisions in 2022, and 8.6% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2022.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years