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Selby road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2005, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2004 (350), and casualties fell from 476.

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 2005
249
Down 29% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
350
Down 26% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2005

5.6% of collisions in Selby in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145.6%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight19177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight28180%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2005 is highlighted, with 249, down 29% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (18%)
  • Friday30 (12%)
  • Saturday26 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6%)
  • February15 (6%)
  • March21 (8.4%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July23 (9.2%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September23 (9.2%)
  • October19 (7.6%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December24 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (65%)
  • Wet or damp75 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph71 (29%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph149 (60%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6%)
  • 16 to 2056 (16%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (19%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (71%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (73%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2005, with 27 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2005

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2005: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19354916
2ndA63233205
3rdB1222182515
4thA162172924
5thA64172313
6thA1041121401
7thA645112013
8thA12386700
9thA14801
10thA6594400
11thB12233501
12thM623910
13thB12172201
14thA1(M)1200
15thA1631100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2005

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 39.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2005

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2005: 103.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2005

North Yorkshire recorded 2,171 collisions in 2005, and 11% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2005, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years