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Selby road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1999, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (378), and casualties fell from 579.

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 1999
379
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
570
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1999

2.9% of collisions in Selby in 1999 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious8623%
  • Slight28274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight44678%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1999 is highlighted, with 379, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.5%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March28 (7.4%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May37 (9.8%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October27 (7.1%)
  • November35 (9.2%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (62%)
  • Wet or damp133 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph197 (52%)
  • 70 mph36 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.3%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Cyclist40 (7%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (24%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (65%)
  • Passenger164 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (71%)
  • Motorcycle70 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1999: 66, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1966103313
2ndA63344619
3rdA162254108
4thA64253716
5thB1222213109
6thA645162415
7thA659151906
8thA1041142821
9thA192401
10thB122391100
11thM6261101
12thA1634612
13thB12172210
14thA10791100
15thB12241100
16thB54391100
17thM61200

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1999

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 61.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1999

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1999: 162.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1999

North Yorkshire recorded 2,675 collisions in 1999, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years