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Selby road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1991, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1990, and casualties fell from 526.

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 1991
348
Level with 1990
Casualties in 1991
485
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1991

2.6% of collisions in Selby in 1991 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious9427%
  • Slight24570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious12526%
  • Slight34872%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1991 is highlighted, with 348, level with 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February21 (6%)
  • March18 (5.2%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August29 (8.3%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (30%)
  • 40 mph28 (8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph154 (44%)
  • 70 mph57 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (17%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (17%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (71%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1991: 67, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196797515
2ndA643049010
3rdA1622836014
4thA1243203
5thA63242715
6thB1222192619
7thA1041162225
8thA659161703
9thA64581104
10thM6272103
11thB12234401
12thA1633802
13thA592201
14thA612200
15thB12172200
16thA10791300
17thA1661100
18thA6611100
19thB61621100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1991

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 38.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1991

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1991: 132.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1991

North Yorkshire recorded 2,736 collisions in 1991, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1991, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years