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Selby road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2004, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2003 (334), and casualties rose from 460.

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 2004
350
Up 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
476
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
16
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2004

4.6% of collisions in Selby in 2004 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.6%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight26074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight36376%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2004 is highlighted, with 350, up 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.4%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September17 (4.9%)
  • October23 (6.6%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph121 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph169 (48%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (72%)
  • Passenger92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (67%)
  • Motorcycle90 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2004, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2004

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2004: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19406818
2ndA64354827
3rdB1222354539
4thA63243316
5thA162192414
6thA1041152615
7thA1132421
8thA64591521
9thA65991004
10thB12236702
11thA1634700
12thA12383511
13thA10362201
14thA12372201
15thA10791100
16thB13631100
17thB13961100
18thM621100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2004

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 23.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2004

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2004: 92.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2004

North Yorkshire recorded 2,469 collisions in 2004, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2004, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years