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Selby road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2012, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (185), and casualties rose from 280.

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 2012
189
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
286
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2012

2.1% of collisions in Selby in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23181%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2012 is highlighted, with 189, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday40 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.3%)
  • February21 (11%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May11 (5.8%)
  • June11 (5.8%)
  • July18 (9.5%)
  • August15 (7.9%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November17 (9%)
  • December18 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (65%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (8.5%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (26%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph108 (57%)
  • 70 mph21 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (69%)
  • Passenger74 (26%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (69%)
  • Motorcycle36 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2012, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2012

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2012: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19253913
2ndA64223216
3rdB1222182906
4thA162163207
5thA1041142323
6thA63111903
7thA6595701
8thB12235800
9thA1(M)2300
10thA6452200
11thA12381200
12thA1631200
13thB64741200

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2012

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 26.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2012

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2012: 82.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2012

North Yorkshire recorded 1,676 collisions in 2012, and 11% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years