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Selby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,654 road traffic collisions in Selby from 1979 to 2025, and 18,324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 453 were fatal and 3,587 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 172 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (148), and casualties rose from 192 to 243.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,654
Casualties
18,324
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
453
3.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
172
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Selby

3.6% of collisions in Selby from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4533.6%
  • Serious3,58728%
  • Slight8,61468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4972.7%
  • Serious4,73826%
  • Slight13,08971%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. In 2025 there were 172, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 172
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172243
2024148192
2023141188
2022105139
2021128160
2020121160
2019130168
2018139183
2017158228
2016179242
2015190248
2014170264
2013195270
2012189286
2011185280
2010224314
2009245362
2008258359
2007264386
2006248367
2005249350
2004350476
2003334460
2002307449
2001310451
2000348503
1999379570
1998378579
1997391604
1996380564
1995434646
1994400659
1993358551
1992348560
1991348485
1990348526
1989364518
1988324467
1987300440
1986316437
1985304460
1984248340
1983285395
1982311455
1981328429
1980338490
1979285421

When and where crashes happen in Selby

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,746 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,619 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,838 (15%)
  • Thursday1,801 (14%)
  • Friday2,099 (17%)
  • Saturday1,769 (14%)
  • Sunday1,782 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59393 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59284 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,626 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,695 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,349 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,058 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,056 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,193 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January991 (7.8%)
  • February936 (7.4%)
  • March934 (7.4%)
  • April950 (7.5%)
  • May1,070 (8.5%)
  • June1,094 (8.6%)
  • July1,213 (9.6%)
  • August1,145 (9%)
  • September1,061 (8.4%)
  • October1,089 (8.6%)
  • November1,093 (8.6%)
  • December1,078 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,261 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,950 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,276 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown120 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,046 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,408 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds304 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds200 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist188 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds106 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds42 (0.3%)
  • Other232 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded128 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,086 (64%)
  • Wet or damp3,938 (31%)
  • Frost or ice445 (3.5%)
  • Snow121 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph58 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,771 (30%)
  • 40 mph998 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph39 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5,983 (47%)
  • 70 mph1,804 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,296 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,742 (14%)
  • Roundabout419 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road143 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Selby

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,412 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist2,948 (16%)
  • Cyclist1,340 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian1,217 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant590 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)331 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant188 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant140 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant66 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (0.3%)
  • Other40 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5358 (2%)
  • 6 to 10515 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15907 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,548 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,522 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,404 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,624 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,900 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,275 (7%)
  • 66 to 75729 (4%)
  • Over 75485 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,128 (66%)
  • Passenger4,979 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,217 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,729 (67%)
  • Motorcycle2,966 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle1,424 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,335 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,124 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach291 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle244 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle104 (0.4%)
  • Minibus99 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Selby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Selby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Selby, with 456 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 54 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby from 1979 to 2025: 2,014, including 86 fatal and 533 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA192,0142,90786533
2ndA641,0901,84756347
3rdA639701,41734277
4thA1628581,28331287
5thB12228121,18940317
6thA104169099528177
7thA14387262282
8thA6593965357117
9thA64535354420105
10thB1223246322582
11thM62122214727
12thA1631211971034
13thB121766113233
14thA1(M)619018
15thA10794873012
16thA1238364926
17thA59294218
18thA61273606
19thA1237192708
20thA166142602

Towns in Selby

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 1,612.

Postcode districts in Selby

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby from 1979 to 2025: 4,735.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby

Of the latest 24 crashes in Selby, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity