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Selby road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1997, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (380), and casualties rose from 564.

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 1997
391
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
604
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1997

3.1% of collisions in Selby in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight27771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious14324%
  • Slight44974%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1997 is highlighted, with 391, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March37 (9.5%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June23 (5.9%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October23 (5.9%)
  • November23 (5.9%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (64%)
  • Wet or damp127 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (26%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph188 (48%)
  • 70 mph67 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (20%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (25%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (62%)
  • Passenger197 (33%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (70%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1997: 48, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194873114
2ndA1623956113
3rdA643482214
4thA633365110
5thA1304616
6thA1041202603
7thA659192204
8thB1222132025
9thA645122004
10thA1635510
11thM6251112
12thB12233301
13thB12172601
14thA10791100
15thA1661100
16thA31100
17thB12241401

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1997

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 38.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1997

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1997: 125.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 15% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1997, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years