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Settle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Settle, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
147
2,300th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
175
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
39
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Settle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious3927%
  • Slight10571%

What the data shows

  • Settle had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% more than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Settle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Settle are between noon and 3pm, with 27% of collisions.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Settle, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Settle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,300th
Most casualties
2,458th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (22%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph133 (90%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian75 (43%)
  • Car occupant45 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (17%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Settle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Settle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Settle peaked at 8 in 1984; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202433
202355
202200
202122
202000
201911
201855
201744
201600
201500
201412
201300
201200
201111
201033
200933
200844
200756
200633
200500
200422
200344
200244
200111
200079
199955
199835
199723
199633
199533
199422
199300
199223
199133
199022
198967
198866
198700
198657
1985711
198489
1983811
198259
198155
1980711
197934

Map of recent crashes in Settle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Settle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Settle

The 24 most recent collisions in Settle happened between 5 May 2017 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Settle

The B6480 has the most collisions in Settle, 38 of 147 (26%), followed by the A65 (36).

Collisions in Settle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6480384315
2ndA653652115
3rdB64798801

Council area for Settle

Settle is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Settle accounts for 0.1% of them.

Postcode district for Settle

All 147 collisions in Settle were in the BD24 postcode district.