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Selby road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2011, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2010 (224), and casualties fell from 314.

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 2011
185
Down 17% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
280
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2011

4.3% of collisions in Selby in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight23082%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2011 is highlighted, with 185, down 17% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (5.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.2%)
  • February14 (7.6%)
  • March16 (8.6%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May7 (3.8%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July16 (8.6%)
  • August13 (7%)
  • September17 (9.2%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November14 (7.6%)
  • December16 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (69%)
  • Wet or damp48 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (28%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (54%)
  • 70 mph19 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (77%)
  • Roundabout21 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (20%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian8 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (19%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (19%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (72%)
  • Passenger70 (25%)
  • Pedestrian8 (2.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (66%)
  • Motorcycle58 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2011, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2011

The A63 had the most collisions in Selby in 2011: 25, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63254216
2ndB1222203123
3rdA64192912
4thA162182626
5thA19182903
6thA1041142501
7thA64591411
8thB12234402
9thA1633300
10thA6593301
11thA1(M)1100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2011

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 26.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2011

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2011: 69.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2011

North Yorkshire recorded 1,563 collisions in 2011, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2011, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years