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Selby road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2003, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2002 (307), and casualties rose from 449.

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 2003
334
Up 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
460
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2003

3.9% of collisions in Selby in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.9%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight25677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight36078%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2003 is highlighted, with 334, up 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.8%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March32 (9.6%)
  • April14 (4.2%)
  • May26 (7.8%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (66%)
  • Wet or damp95 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph116 (35%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph154 (46%)
  • 70 mph35 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2578 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (0.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (72%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (67%)
  • Motorcycle84 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2003

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Selby

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Selby in 2003

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2003, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2003

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2003: 50, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19506437
2ndA64324516
3rdB12223243310
4thA63284114
5thA162172414
6thA1041142303
7thA659132101
8thA645121902
9thA16701
10thA16361312
11thB12172400
12thA12371100
13thB12231101
14thB13631200
15thM621100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2003

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 41.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2003

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2003: 124.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years