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Selby road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2009, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (258), and casualties rose from 359.

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 2009
245
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
362
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2009

2.9% of collisions in Selby in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight19479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight29782%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2009 is highlighted, with 245, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.3%)
  • February21 (8.6%)
  • March15 (6.1%)
  • April18 (7.3%)
  • May21 (8.6%)
  • June18 (7.3%)
  • July23 (9.4%)
  • August23 (9.4%)
  • September18 (7.3%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November19 (7.8%)
  • December23 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (61%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.9%)
  • Snow6 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph62 (25%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (54%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (18%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (19%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (69%)
  • Passenger95 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (68%)
  • Motorcycle61 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2009, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2009

The A64 had the most collisions in Selby in 2009: 32, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64325014
2ndA19283504
3rdB1222182815
4thA63161802
5thA162142704
6thA645111902
7thA659111312
8thA1041101602
9thB122381001
10thA12384401
11thM624801
12thA1(M)3500
13thA11100
14thA1631100
15thA6841400
16thB12171100
17thB12251100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2009

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 24.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2009

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2009: 76.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2009

North Yorkshire recorded 1,862 collisions in 2009, and 13% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years