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Selby road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1990, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (364), and casualties rose from 518.

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 1990
348
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
526
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
19
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1990

5.5% of collisions in Selby in 1990 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal195.5%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight22364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.6%
  • Serious16131%
  • Slight34666%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1990 is highlighted, with 348, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February22 (6.3%)
  • March24 (6.9%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July25 (7.2%)
  • August33 (9.5%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December31 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp126 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (31%)
  • 40 mph36 (10%)
  • 60 mph149 (43%)
  • 70 mph55 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (14%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20121 (23%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7526 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (61%)
  • Passenger164 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (69%)
  • Motorcycle75 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1990: 60, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1960103613
2ndA63304629
3rdA643051117
4thA1243133
5thA1041233027
6thB1222193409
7thA162172518
8thA65991503
9thA64571621
10thB12236802
11thA1634601
12thA593300
13thA613301
14thM622200
15thA1661200
16thA6141301
17thB12171300
18thB12241100
19thB13631100
20thB61621200

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1990

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 50.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1990

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1990: 144.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years