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Selby road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2015, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2014 (170), and casualties fell from 264.

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 2015
190
Up 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
248
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Selby in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight15682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight21285%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2015 is highlighted, with 190, up 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 190
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February11 (5.8%)
  • March11 (5.8%)
  • April14 (7.4%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September13 (6.8%)
  • October24 (13%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (75%)
  • Wet or damp42 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph55 (29%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph99 (52%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (14%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (17%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (78%)
  • Passenger41 (17%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (64%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2015, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2015

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2015: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19252804
2ndA63182702
3rdA1041172003
4thA162111503
5thB1222101404
6thA1(M)91202
7thA6491405
8thA6596700
9thB12236601
10thA6454600
11thB12173602
12thM623501
13thA12382200
14thA1631100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2015

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 35.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2015

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2015: 89.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2015

North Yorkshire recorded 1,613 collisions in 2015, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2015.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years