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Selby road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Selby in 2016, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (190), and casualties fell from 248.

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 2016
179
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
242
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 2016

1.1% of collisions in Selby in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3922%
  • Slight13877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight19480%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 2016 is highlighted, with 179, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 179
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (20%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February16 (8.9%)
  • March10 (5.6%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May17 (9.5%)
  • June14 (7.8%)
  • July17 (9.5%)
  • August16 (8.9%)
  • September15 (8.4%)
  • October14 (7.8%)
  • November15 (8.4%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (76%)
  • Wet or damp40 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph47 (26%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 60 mph87 (49%)
  • 70 mph21 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (16%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (73%)
  • Passenger51 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (66%)
  • Motorcycle37 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Selby East, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Selby in 2016, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 2016

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 2016: 34, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19345125
2ndA64243405
3rdA1041111402
4thA162111201
5thB1222111405
6thA63101401
7thB12238804
8thA64551100
9thA12383300
10thA1633301
11thA1(M)1101
12thA6591100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 2016

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 24.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 2016

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 2016: 79.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 11% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2016.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years