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Selby road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2008, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (264), and casualties fell from 386.

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 2008
258
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
359
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2008

2.3% of collisions in Selby in 2008 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28880%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2008 is highlighted, with 258, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.4%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May23 (8.9%)
  • June33 (13%)
  • July25 (9.7%)
  • August24 (9.3%)
  • September16 (6.2%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November18 (7%)
  • December14 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (64%)
  • Wet or damp80 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph73 (28%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph137 (53%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (16%)
  • Cyclist25 (7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (73%)
  • Passenger86 (24%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (72%)
  • Motorcycle57 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2008, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2008

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2008: 33, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19334704
2ndA63293809
3rdB1222232837
4thA1041182602
5thA64162222
6thA162152305
7thA645131804
8thA65981101
9thA1(M)4801
10thB12232201
11thA11101
12thM621201

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2008

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 34.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2008

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2008: 103.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years