Skipton road traffic accidents
Skipton recorded 650 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 774 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 97 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 18% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 97
- Casualties
- 774
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 97
- Casualties
- 774
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Skipton
Roads in Skipton
Postcode districts in Skipton
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Skipton
Road collision statistics for Skipton
Collisions recorded
650
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
774
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
97
15.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Skipton
Collisions in Skipton are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.5% of the total), with 21.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.5% of recorded collisions in Skipton happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Skipton have produced 774 casualties. Pedestrians account for 38.5% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 68 collisions, Monday 83 collisions, Tuesday 101 collisions, Wednesday 88 collisions, Thursday 88 collisions, Friday 127 collisions, Saturday 95 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 508 collisions, Darkness 142 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 588 collisions, Roundabout 39 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 584 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 45 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 524 collisions, Raining no high winds 84 collisions, Raining + high winds 21 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 372 casualties, Passenger 104 casualties, Pedestrian 298 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 10 of 650 accidents
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SlightAccident 1999120630486
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SlightAccident 1999120370553
SlightAccident 1999120220093
SeriousAccident 1999120190450
SlightAccident 1999120170403
SlightAccident 1999120080306
SlightAccident 1999120060738
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Skipton
How many road accidents have there been in Skipton?
650 collisions have been recorded in Skipton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 774 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Skipton were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 97 were serious — 15.7% of all recorded collisions in Skipton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Skipton?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Skipton, accounting for 19.5% of them, and 21.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Skipton happen on?
90.5% of collisions in Skipton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Skipton?
Pedestrians make up 38.5% of the 774 casualties recorded in Skipton.
Is road safety in Skipton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Skipton fell 18% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Skipton come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Skipton cover 1999 to 2025.