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Selby road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1979, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,654 collisions in Selby.

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

Collisions in 1979
285
Casualties in 1979
421
Fatal collisions
16
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1979

5.6% of collisions in Selby in 1979 were fatal and 48% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.6%
  • Serious13748%
  • Slight13246%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal184.3%
  • Serious18143%
  • Slight22253%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1979 is highlighted, with 285.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.3%)
  • February23 (8.1%)
  • March16 (5.6%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May25 (8.8%)
  • June23 (8.1%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August24 (8.4%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (61%)
  • Wet or damp79 (28%)
  • Frost or ice23 (8.1%)
  • Snow9 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (38%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph159 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (28%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (6.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20137 (33%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (62%)
  • Passenger128 (30%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (52%)
  • Motorcycle115 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Selby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1979

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1979: 53, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195368130
2ndB12223049115
3rdA63263126
4thA1622542314
5thA10412337312
6thA642036111
7thA181614
8thB122381114
9thA6596705
10thA6453501
11thB12173602
12thM623300
13thA1632502

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1979

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 54.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1979

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1979: 126.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1979

North Yorkshire recorded 2,625 collisions in 1979, and 11% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1979, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years