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Selby road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1986, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (304), and casualties fell from 460.

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 1986
316
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
437
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1986

3.8% of collisions in Selby in 1986 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious11938%
  • Slight18559%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious16037%
  • Slight26460%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1986 is highlighted, with 316, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (9.8%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March30 (9.5%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May25 (7.9%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November26 (8.2%)
  • December14 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (71%)
  • Wet or damp76 (24%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (34%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph142 (45%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (19%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (30%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (61%)
  • Passenger131 (30%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (68%)
  • Motorcycle83 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1986

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1986 in Selby

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

  • 9 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1986

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1986: 48, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194863116
2ndA1622635111
3rdA63253429
4thA10412025111
5thA64183116
6thA1162224
7thA645112115
8thB1222111506
9thB1223101105
10thA65981202
11thA596702
12thA614502
13thB12173401
14thM623301
15thA1632501
16thA60402400
17thB62652200
18thA1661101
19thA60551100
20thA6581100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1986

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 29.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1986

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1986: 110.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1986

North Yorkshire recorded 2,621 collisions in 1986, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years