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Selby road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2000, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (379), and casualties fell from 570.

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 2000
348
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
503
Down 12% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2000

3.7% of collisions in Selby in 2000 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious7522%
  • Slight26075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9819%
  • Slight39278%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2000 is highlighted, with 348, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday43 (12%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March21 (6%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June20 (5.7%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August33 (9.5%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October34 (9.8%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (57%)
  • Wet or damp127 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (28%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph189 (54%)
  • 70 mph35 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2090 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (70%)
  • Motorcycle74 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in Selby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2000

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2000: 70, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA197099211
2ndA64315317
3rdA63253417
4thA162233518
5thB1222192908
6thA645172113
7thA1041121705
8thA659101611
9thA171810
10thB12234402
11thA1633801
12thM623300
13thA1(M)1100
14thA10791100
15thA601101
16thB12241400
17thB13631100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2000

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 37.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2000

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2000: 129.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2000

North Yorkshire recorded 2,576 collisions in 2000, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years