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Selby road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1981, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (338), and casualties fell from 490.

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 1981
328
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
429
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1981

3% of collisions in Selby in 1981 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious14143%
  • Slight17754%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious18443%
  • Slight23555%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1981 is highlighted, with 328, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February29 (8.8%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July29 (8.8%)
  • August38 (12%)
  • September22 (6.7%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November29 (8.8%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (64%)
  • Wet or damp96 (29%)
  • Snow12 (3.7%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (32%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph163 (50%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (28%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 20125 (29%)
  • 21 to 2579 (18%)
  • 26 to 3585 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (65%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (55%)
  • Motorcycle115 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1981: 66, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196686327
2ndA633140017
3rdA162222807
4thA1041212719
5thA64172327
6thB1222172705
7thA659131707
8thA1121814
9thA645111513
10thA1633503
11thB12233701
12thM623300
13thA591101
14thB12171101

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1981

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 50.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1981

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1981: 128.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1981

North Yorkshire recorded 2,699 collisions in 1981, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1981, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years