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Selby road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1984, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1983 (285), and casualties fell from 395.

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 1984
248
Down 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
340
Down 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1984

4.8% of collisions in Selby in 1984 were fatal and 47% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.8%
  • Serious11747%
  • Slight11948%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious14643%
  • Slight18254%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1984 is highlighted, with 248, down 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (10%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.1%)
  • February24 (9.7%)
  • March13 (5.2%)
  • April14 (5.6%)
  • May16 (6.5%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August15 (6%)
  • September13 (5.2%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December30 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (61%)
  • Wet or damp83 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (35%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph97 (39%)
  • 70 mph46 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5%)
  • 16 to 2083 (24%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (60%)
  • Passenger99 (29%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (58%)
  • Motorcycle75 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1984: 37, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193742117
2ndA642745213
3rdA632129015
4thA162172829
5thA1162205
6thA1041152405
7thA659121305
8thB12226803
9thA6455604
10thB122351214
11thA1634500
12thM623600
13thA591101
14thA60551110
15thA611100
16thA6611100
17thB12171100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1984

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 39.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1984

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1984: 95.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 10% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years