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Selby road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1996, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1995 (434), and casualties fell from 646.

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 1996
380
Down 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
564
Down 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1996

2.9% of collisions in Selby in 1996 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious9625%
  • Slight27372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious12522%
  • Slight42876%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1996 is highlighted, with 380, down 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.2%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March32 (8.4%)
  • April38 (10%)
  • May26 (6.8%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July37 (9.7%)
  • August35 (9.2%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October28 (7.4%)
  • November29 (7.6%)
  • December26 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (62%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (25%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph199 (52%)
  • 70 mph56 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (63%)
  • Passenger177 (31%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (73%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1996: 61, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196187115
2ndA162446728
3rdA643451113
4thA63233906
5thA1041172504
6thA1162402
7thB1222163523
8thA107981002
9thB12237802
10thA6456601
11thM625600
12thA1634901
13thA6594510
14thA12373500
15thA1663600
16thB12172200
17thB12282300
18thA10361100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1996

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 41.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1996

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1996: 128.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years