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Craven road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Craven in 2024, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (142), and casualties fell from 186.

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 2024
118
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
163
Down 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Craven in 2024

2.5% of collisions in Craven in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 29% in Craven from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3631%
  • Slight7967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight12174%

Craven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Craven, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1996. 2024 is highlighted, with 118, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 118
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (4.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3.4%)
  • February4 (3.4%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April7 (5.9%)
  • May19 (16%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July8 (6.8%)
  • August9 (7.6%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October18 (15%)
  • November6 (5.1%)
  • December9 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (69%)
  • Wet or damp33 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph40 (34%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (59%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Craven in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3520 (12%)
  • 36 to 4522 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 7521 (13%)
  • Over 7517 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (64%)
  • Passenger33 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car123 (66%)
  • Motorcycle27 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Craven in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 8 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 (8)

Accident hotspots in Craven in 2024

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, North Yorkshire, BD23 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Craven in 2024, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Craven with the most crashes in 2024

The A65 had the most collisions in Craven in 2024: 23, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Craven, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65233518
2ndA5991804
3rdA60686701
4thA61314601
5thA6294501
6thB61604602
7thB62654611
8thB64794402
9thB64804602
10thA60693300
11thB62553302
12thA6822400
13thA561201
14thA60881200
15thB61721100
16thB64781100

Towns in Craven: crashes in 2024

Skipton had the most collisions of any town in Craven in 2024: 17.

Postcode districts in Craven: crashes in 2024

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Craven in 2024: 67.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2024

North Yorkshire recorded 1,043 collisions in 2024, and 11% of them were in the old Craven district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Craven in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Craven in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Craven road accidents in other years