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Selby road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2007, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (248), and casualties rose from 367.

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 2007
264
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
386
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2007

2.3% of collisions in Selby in 2007 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious7328%
  • Slight18570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8522%
  • Slight29476%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2007 is highlighted, with 264, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February14 (5.3%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April30 (11%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July33 (13%)
  • August20 (7.6%)
  • September24 (9.1%)
  • October20 (7.6%)
  • November10 (3.8%)
  • December20 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (68%)
  • Wet or damp77 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph68 (26%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph139 (53%)
  • 70 mph24 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (14%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (23%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (22%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (72%)
  • Passenger84 (22%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (74%)
  • Motorcycle53 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2007, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2007

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2007: 49, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194972012
2ndA64275216
3rdB12222530210
4thA1041193102
5thA63182515
6thA162172206
7thA64581603
8thB122361003
9thA6595605
10thA12382601
11thB12172302
12thA1(M)1101
13thA1631200
14thM621100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2007

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 32.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2007

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2007: 116.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2007

North Yorkshire recorded 2,107 collisions in 2007, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years