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Selby road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1988, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (300), and casualties rose from 440.

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 1988
324
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
467
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Selby in 1988 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious12539%
  • Slight19059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious16535%
  • Slight29363%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1988 is highlighted, with 324, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February34 (10%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April15 (4.6%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December29 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (61%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (28%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph151 (47%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (16%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2087 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (24%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (61%)
  • Passenger138 (30%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (66%)
  • Motorcycle78 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1988: 49, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19497949
2ndA643260021
3rdA162273317
4thA632738011
5thB12222230016
6thA1171800
7thA10411723010
8thA659141605
9thB12237704
10thA6455712
11thA1633401
12thB12173800
13thM623610
14thA10791100
15thA651100
16thB12331201
17thB62651110

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1988

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 39.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1988

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1988: 125.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years