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Selby road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1987, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (316), and casualties rose from 437.

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 1987
300
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
440
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1987

4.7% of collisions in Selby in 1987 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.7%
  • Serious11538%
  • Slight17157%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal184.1%
  • Serious16137%
  • Slight26159%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1987 is highlighted, with 300, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.7%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March28 (9.3%)
  • April23 (7.7%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June22 (7.3%)
  • July24 (8%)
  • August28 (9.3%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October26 (8.7%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (59%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (32%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph119 (40%)
  • 70 mph62 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (26%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (20%)
  • Cyclist31 (7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (23%)
  • 21 to 2572 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (64%)
  • Passenger133 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (66%)
  • Motorcycle85 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1987

Map of the last crash of 1987 in Selby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1987

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1987: 55, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195578325
2ndA1264925
3rdA642338113
4thB1222162005
5thA1041142524
6thA63141908
7thA162101606
8thA107991404
9thA65981104
10thM6271604
11thB12235501
12thA614501
13thA6454703
14thA12371100
15thA1631100
16thA1661300
17thA591210
18thA6611100
19thB62651100

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1987

LS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1987: 3.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1987, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years