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Selby road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1998, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (391), and casualties fell from 604.

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 1998
378
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
579
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1998

4% of collisions in Selby in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight45478%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1998 is highlighted, with 378, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (19%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July45 (12%)
  • August37 (9.8%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November26 (6.9%)
  • December25 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (62%)
  • Wet or damp127 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph191 (51%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (6%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (24%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (67%)
  • Passenger162 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (73%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1998: 71, including 7 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA197111476
2ndA64346538
3rdA63293915
4thA162254506
5thA1214601
6thA1041203802
7thB12221926010
8thA659131813
9thA6456702
10thA10793501
11thB12172401
12thB12232300
13thM622400
14thA1631100
15thA591100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1998

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 37.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1998

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1998: 142.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years