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Selby road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2001, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (348), and casualties fell from 503.

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 2001
310
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
451
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2001

3.2% of collisions in Selby in 2001 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious6922%
  • Slight23175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight36280%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2001 is highlighted, with 310, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.7%)
  • February29 (9.4%)
  • March18 (5.8%)
  • April17 (5.5%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October23 (7.4%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (54%)
  • Wet or damp108 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (30%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph160 (52%)
  • 70 mph41 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2567 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (67%)
  • Passenger120 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (72%)
  • Motorcycle60 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Selby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2001

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2001, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2001

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2001: 53, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195376314
2ndA64325616
3rdA63243214
4thA162223203
5thB1222172327
6thA1041152715
7thA659131403
8thA192111
9thA6456710
10thB12235501
11thA1(M)2700
12thM622201
13thA591100
14thA611100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2001

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 36.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2001

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2001: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2001

North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years