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Selby road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1989, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (324), and casualties rose from 467.

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 1989
364
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
518
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1989

5.2% of collisions in Selby in 1989 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal195.2%
  • Serious12635%
  • Slight21960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.9%
  • Serious18636%
  • Slight31260%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1989 is highlighted, with 364, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.6%)
  • February34 (9.3%)
  • March29 (8%)
  • April20 (5.5%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August31 (8.5%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October35 (9.6%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December34 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (59%)
  • Wet or damp134 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (34%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (43%)
  • 70 mph48 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20120 (23%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7530 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (65%)
  • Passenger134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (61%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1989: 68, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196893424
2ndA632948210
3rdA1622732111
4thA642753411
5thB12222740313
6thA1213004
7thA1041172404
8thA645101715
9thB1223101203
10thA6597701
11thA1632610
12thA10421100
13thB10411100
14thB12171401
15thB13631100
16thB61611100
17thM621401

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1989

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 66.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1989

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1989: 172.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1989, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years