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Selby road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2002, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (310), and casualties fell from 451.

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 2002
307
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
449
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2002

2.9% of collisions in Selby in 2002 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious9029%
  • Slight20868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious12027%
  • Slight31871%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2002 is highlighted, with 307, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.8%)
  • February14 (4.6%)
  • March29 (9.4%)
  • April19 (6.2%)
  • May28 (9.1%)
  • June25 (8.1%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September28 (9.1%)
  • October21 (6.8%)
  • November23 (7.5%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (68%)
  • Wet or damp88 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph87 (28%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph152 (50%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (16%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (67%)
  • Passenger121 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2002

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2002, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2002

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2002: 47, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194769110
2ndA64324617
3rdB12222540110
4thA63223117
5thA162162913
6thA659162905
7thA1041151904
8thA645111916
9thA13501
10thA1(M)3410
11thA1633400
12thB12233502
13thA10792200
14thA10361200
15thB12171101
16thB12241100
17thB13621100
18thM621300

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2002

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 29.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2002

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2002: 112.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2002

North Yorkshire recorded 2,536 collisions in 2002, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years