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Selby road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1985, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1984 (248), and casualties rose from 340.

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 1985
304
Up 23% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
460
Up 35% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1985

3.6% of collisions in Selby in 1985 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious13243%
  • Slight16153%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious17237%
  • Slight27660%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1985 is highlighted, with 304, up 23% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.2%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March16 (5.3%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May24 (7.9%)
  • June27 (8.9%)
  • July30 (9.9%)
  • August28 (9.2%)
  • September26 (8.6%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November30 (9.9%)
  • December25 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (58%)
  • Wet or damp111 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (35%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph126 (41%)
  • 70 mph48 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (27%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (58%)
  • Passenger150 (33%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (63%)
  • Motorcycle92 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Selby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1985

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1985: 58, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195881421
2ndA642354314
3rdB12222139012
4thA632031011
5thA1621922010
6thA1162602
7thA659131615
8thA1041121915
9thB12238913
10thA615801
11thA6455904
12thA1634413
13thA593400
14thM622301
15thA60401100
16thA60681100
17thA6581200
18thA6611100
19thB62651301
20thB62711101

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1985

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 49.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1985

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1985: 132.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1985, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years