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Selby road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1995, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1994 (400), and casualties fell from 659.

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 1995
434
Up 9% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
646
Down 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1995

3% of collisions in Selby in 1995 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious11526%
  • Slight30671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious14823%
  • Slight48475%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1995 is highlighted, with 434, up 9% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday85 (20%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March22 (5.1%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August33 (7.6%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph113 (26%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph210 (48%)
  • 70 mph76 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (21%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 25113 (17%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 45106 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (66%)
  • Passenger185 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (69%)
  • Motorcycle86 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1995: 79, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1979112213
2ndA645799615
3rdA1622645110
4thB12222228113
5thA63213412
6thA1202602
7thA659152605
8thA1041121904
9thA645121913
10thA1079112004
11thA12375602
12thA1665901
13thM625911
14thB12234701
15thB12284701
16thA1633602
17thA10362300
18thB12242701
19thA741100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1995

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 50.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1995

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1995: 126.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1995

North Yorkshire recorded 2,811 collisions in 1995, and 15% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1995, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years