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Selby road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1980, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1979 (285), and casualties rose from 421.

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 1980
338
Up 19% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
490
Up 16% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1980

5% of collisions in Selby in 1980 were fatal and 48% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal175%
  • Serious16148%
  • Slight16047%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.9%
  • Serious21744%
  • Slight25452%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1980 is highlighted, with 338, up 19% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.9%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March25 (7.4%)
  • April32 (9.5%)
  • May18 (5.3%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August31 (9.2%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October32 (9.5%)
  • November27 (8%)
  • December27 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (64%)
  • Wet or damp96 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.7%)
  • Snow7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (30%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph94 (28%)
  • 70 mph111 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (27%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20159 (32%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (63%)
  • Passenger141 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (55%)
  • Motorcycle132 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Selby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1980

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1980: 64, including 6 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196482629
2ndA1622846014
3rdA642743115
4thA632640413
5thB12222338012
6thA1041162106
7thB1223162418
8thA645152019
9thA1132005
10thA659131814
11thA1637703
12thM625601
13thB61361200

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1980

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 58.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1980

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1980: 142.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1980

North Yorkshire recorded 2,672 collisions in 1980, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years