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Selby road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2010, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (245), and casualties fell from 362.

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 2010
224
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
314
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2010

2.2% of collisions in Selby in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight26283%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2010 is highlighted, with 224, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.3%)
  • February22 (9.8%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April24 (11%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June19 (8.5%)
  • July20 (8.9%)
  • August21 (9.4%)
  • September12 (5.4%)
  • October21 (9.4%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December11 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (65%)
  • Wet or damp48 (21%)
  • Frost or ice22 (9.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph60 (27%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (50%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (16%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (16%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (19%)
  • 46 to 5550 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (73%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (71%)
  • Motorcycle54 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2010, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2010

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2010: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19354106
2ndA64213513
3rdA63192904
4thA1041151900
5thB1222142005
6thA162122323
7thA659102512
8thA1(M)5500
9thA6455500
10thB12174912
11thB12234401
12thM623300
13thA10461100
14thA10711100
15thA12381200
16thA1631100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2010

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 28.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2010

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2010: 82.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2010

North Yorkshire recorded 1,654 collisions in 2010, and 14% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years