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Craven road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2023, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 89% on 2022 (75), and casualties rose from 103.

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 2023
142
Up 89% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
186
Up 81% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2023

4.2% of collisions in Craven in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.2%
  • Serious3424%
  • Slight10272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight14176%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2023 is highlighted, with 142, up 89% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 142
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (7%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday31 (22%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February4 (2.8%)
  • March5 (3.5%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June18 (13%)
  • July14 (9.9%)
  • August22 (15%)
  • September10 (7%)
  • October8 (5.6%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December7 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (69%)
  • Wet or damp41 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph47 (33%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph87 (61%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (89%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3526 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (14%)
  • 66 to 7534 (18%)
  • Over 7516 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (69%)
  • Passenger29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (66%)
  • Motorcycle31 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Craven

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2023

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2023, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2023

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2023: 23, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65233635
2ndA59101212
3rdA613181001
4thB626581102
5thA606871201
6thA62971211
7thA60695700
8thB61605504
9thB62555603
10thB64804502
11thB64793402
12thA562301
13thA6822300
14thB60681100
15thB61721100
16thB64511100
17thB64781300
18thM651101

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2023

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2023: 25.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2023

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2023: 82.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 13% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2023.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years