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Skipton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,284 road traffic collisions in Skipton, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 267 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,284
634th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,601
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
21 people killed
Serious collisions
267
307 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Skipton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious26721%
  • Slight1,00078%

What the data shows

  • Skipton had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 203 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Skipton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 248 children under 16 were killed or injured in Skipton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Skipton.

Where Skipton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
634th
Most casualties
638th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
552nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (13%)
  • Tuesday183 (14%)
  • Wednesday189 (15%)
  • Thursday186 (14%)
  • Friday231 (18%)
  • Saturday179 (14%)
  • Sunday145 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight956 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,172 (91%)
  • Roundabout60 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,158 (90%)
  • 40 mph34 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds992 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant667 (42%)
  • Pedestrian547 (34%)
  • Cyclist159 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Skipton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Skipton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Skipton peaked at 49 in 1999; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
20241719
20232531
2022810
20211720
20202126
2019910
20181823
20172932
20162636
20152121
20142122
20131820
20122225
20111622
20102330
20092226
20082633
20072225
20061213
20053437
20042426
20034144
20023749
20012833
20004252
19994957
19983846
19973951
19964257
19954357
19943343
19932435
19922323
19913640
19903946
19894264
19883037
198700
19862128
19853037
19842731
19832634
19823042
19813959
19804052
19794262

Map of recent crashes in Skipton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Skipton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Skipton

The 24 most recent collisions in Skipton happened between 31 May 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Skipton

The A6131 has the most collisions in Skipton, 298 of 1,284 (23%), followed by the A6069 (251).

Collisions in Skipton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6131298380558
2ndA6069251301042
3rdA62969117518
4thA655059111
5thA593857113
6thB6265242817
7thB61314402

Council area for Skipton

Skipton is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Skipton accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Skipton

All 1,284 collisions in Skipton were in the BD23 postcode district.